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Armor Through History

Protection through the ages — plate and mail, samurai armour and shields, helmets and gauntlets, and the knights who wore them.

Plate armour

Plate armour

Mail (armour)

Mail (armour)

Japanese armour

Japanese armour

Cuirass

Cuirass

Lamellar armour

Lamellar armour

Brigandine

Brigandine

Great helm

Great helm

Sallet

Sallet

Shield

Shield

Gauntlet

Gauntlet

Scale armour

Scale armour

Knight

Knight

Samurai

Samurai

Breastplate

Breastplate