Animal Armour

ariel · 14th February 2008, 03:18 PM

Just for fun

http://jeffdeboer.com/Galleries/Cats...7/Default.aspx

josh stout · 14th February 2008, 04:53 PM

Another one

Josh

http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/02/samurai-dog-armor/

fernando · 15th February 2008, 08:44 PM

Fun ... tastic,
While the first link is simply artistic, the second one is simply real ... istic

Jim McDougall · 16th February 2008, 05:17 AM

Interesting! But.....how about animals that BECAME armour?

In Benin, members of the Leopard Hunters Guild wore helmets and armour made from the skin of the scaly anteater or pangolin (Spring. p.50).

In China the earliest armour used was of hide, and the layers used seem to have depended on whether one or two horn rhinos (Robinson p.126)
Rhinoceros was used a great deal of course on shields in India, Africa and so on, but was also favored for armour. In some cases in China, even sharkskin was used for armour.
In North America, the American Indian tribes often used moose or caribou hides stitched together in layers.

kronckew · 16th February 2008, 11:31 AM

more doggie armour:

police dog kevlar

wild boar hunting heavy hide dog armour

mini-dog armour, bishops mantle

real dog armour

LOTR dog armour

and the most useful one, squirrel armour

Paul Macdonald · 16th February 2008, 12:09 PM

I have not seen such an entertaining thread in a long time

I know that Leeds Royal Armouries have several items of C15th original dog armour in their basement collection. Aye, they were a hardier breed back then

Macdonald

14th February 2008, 03:18 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Animal Armour Just for fun http://jeffdeboer.com/Galleries/Cats...7/Default.aspx

16th February 2008, 11:31 AM	#5
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,184	more animal armour then till now more doggie armour: police dog kevlar wild boar hunting heavy hide dog armour mini-dog armour, bishops mantle real dog armour LOTR dog armour and the most useful one, squirrel armour

14th February 2008, 04:53 PM	#2
josh stout Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 407	Another one Josh http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/02/samurai-dog-armor/

15th February 2008, 08:44 PM	#3
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Fun ... tastic, While the first link is simply artistic, the second one is simply real ... istic

16th February 2008, 05:17 AM	#4
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,951	Interesting! But.....how about animals that BECAME armour? In Benin, members of the Leopard Hunters Guild wore helmets and armour made from the skin of the scaly anteater or pangolin (Spring. p.50). In China the earliest armour used was of hide, and the layers used seem to have depended on whether one or two horn rhinos (Robinson p.126) Rhinoceros was used a great deal of course on shields in India, Africa and so on, but was also favored for armour. In some cases in China, even sharkskin was used for armour. In North America, the American Indian tribes often used moose or caribou hides stitched together in layers.

16th February 2008, 12:09 PM	#6
Paul Macdonald Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 48	I have not seen such an entertaining thread in a long time I know that Leeds Royal Armouries have several items of C15th original dog armour in their basement collection. Aye, they were a hardier breed back then Macdonald