What is this guy wearing? And what would it be made out of?
Identifying armour Thread
Zachary Williams
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David Roberts
Terracotta, It appears.
Matthew Reed
Looks like lamellar armor. The Chinese used it throughout much of premodern history. Lamellar armor was typically constructed by binding overlapping metal plates onto a cloth or leather backing. Hardened leather plates could also be used if suitable metal was not available. Other cultures (such as the Eurasian steppe nomads) probably used variations of leather armor throughout history. In any case, the style and quality of the armor probably depended upon the rank of the soldier and/or the state of the military at that time.
Hunter Murphy
So why is the the lamellar covered by that fabric? What are the three threads on the chest? Would he wear a gambeson like material underneath?
Kevin Russell
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Easton Jenkins
Daniel Moore
Rip I can't read moon runes. Not even Chinese by the way
Charles Harris
I'M FUCKING INVINCIBLE
Parker Collins
>Identifying armor
Yep, it's armor.
Tyler Brown
I find it hard to believe that armour was actually used in battle
Evan Reyes
probably used by a high ranking charioteer
Julian Evans
learn them then, brainlet
Kayden Peterson
what happens when the strings holding the plates together are cut
Caleb Jackson
thracians i think wore something like this, might be wrong though. Theres a book God of Battle : Thracians at War about the Thracians which goes into heavy detail about the arms, armour and shield use and i think this is how some early armour was described. Like i said, might be wrong as i am recalling it from a while back.
Cameron Adams
I think you would simply discard the cut part
Camden Nelson
i just checked myself and its actually this, i was right period wrong place:
en.wikipedia.org
Dominic Rodriguez
>not suggesting to learn superior oracle bones
t. peasant
Nathan Martinez
Yep, They can be easily replaced
You live to fight another day
Nicholas Moore
then you live another 3 seconds because the plate falls off and they stab you through the hole
Bentley Rogers
I love this meme.
Please explain to me how every battle that involves people wearing anything less than an absolutely inpenetrable fullbody suit doesn't devolve to the real life equivalent of a TDM match with instagib on.
Noah Stewart
It could be covered in fabric to protect the binding that holds the plates together. The binding is often just string or thin leather strips, so it could be damaged in battle and the plates could come loose. The section of armor that covers the abdomen appears to have no fabric or leather cover over the plates, which could be stylistic or maybe the armor maker saw some need for it.
The three threads could be stylistic, or they might be part of the binding that holds the plates in place, its hard to tell.
Metal armor is far more protective if it has a soft padding underneath to help mitigate any blunt force trauma. I don't know if a gambeson or something like it was used underneath, but it would have been in the best interest of the soldier to use something like that.