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Design. An 1880 illustration showing Ned Kelly's helmet and armour suit complete with an apron and shoulder plates. The gang's armour was made of iron 6 mm thick, each consisting of a long breast-plate, shoulder-plates, back-guard, apron and helmet. The helmet resembled a tin can without a crown, and included a long slit for the eyes.
Spectra Shield. Spectra Shield is a composite material (specifically, an ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber) used in bulletproof vests and vehicle armour. It is manufactured by Honeywell . Other popular fibers with similar uses are aramid ( Kevlar or Twaron) and Dyneema (another UHMWPE ).
Category:Western plate armour. Category. : Western plate armour. This category is for metal plate armour in the Western post-classical tradition; essentially medieval to Early Modern. So modern, Oriental or ancient armour does not belong in this category.
Karuta (カルタ金, karuta-gane) [1] was a type of armour worn by samurai warriors and their retainers during the feudal era of Japan. The word karuta comes from the Portuguese word meaning "card" ( carta ), [2] as the small square or rectangular plates that compose the armour resemble traditional Japanese playing cards.
Buff leather is a strong, soft preparation of bull's or elk's hide, used in the Middle Ages onwards, that bore a rudimentary ability to deaden the effect of a blow. As armor fell into disuse at the widespread arrival of firearms to the battlefield in the 16th century, buff coats , which could in some situations survive a broadsword cut, and ...
Boiled leather, often referred to by its French translation, cuir bouilli ( French: [kɥiʁ buji] ), was a historical material common in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period and used for various purposes. It was leather that had been treated so that it became tough and rigid, as well as able to hold moulded decoration.
The all-steel welded SW-1 turret weighs 1,750 kg and can be installed on various tracked or wheeled vehicles. The turret is stated to be immune to 0.50 caliber armour-piercing rounds at close range (100 meters) and protection is further increased when add-on armour is installed. The turret can traverse 360 degrees and be elevated -40 to +60 ...
