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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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Lead Moderator European Armoury
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Portugal
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Fun ... tastic,
While the first link is simply artistic, the second one is simply real ... istic ![]() |
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Arms Historian
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Route 66
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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. |
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Room 101, Glos. UK
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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 ![]() |
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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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 |
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