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Leather jacket ID: 299 .

NID: leather_helmet.

Leather chestplate - English name leather jacket in Minecraft. It is also called: leather cuirass, leather breastplate. The word "chestplate" is translated as a breastplate (part of a cuirass).

Armor (defense points) -

Durability (amount of damage before failure, durability) - 81.

Leather jackets in Minecraft, which are armor, have better protection than leather helmets: armor 3 () and strength 81 versus armor 1 () and strength 56 for a helmet. But in order to make a leather cuirass, you will need three more units of leather. If we compare comparable armor made of different materials, then the leather breastplate loses to everyone. For example, an iron cuirass has armor 6 (), and strength 241. But, if only leather is available from all materials, then leather armor should not be neglected.

Leather cuirasses on the player and on two armor stands.

How to make a leather jacket in Minecraft

In order to make a leather jacket in Minecraft, you need to get 8 units of leather. It usually drops in quantities of no more than 2 pieces after the death of horses, donkeys, mules, cows and mushroom cows. From Minecraft version 1.11 you can also add llamas. After the resources have been found, you can use this recipe for crafting a leather cuirass:

Reliability of a leather cuirass

Obviously, armor, since it is made from different materials, has varying degrees security. This also applies to a leather jacket. Let's compare the protection points added by all cuirasses, but made from different materials.

How to protect cuirasses in Minecraft

Cuirass	Armor
Golden cuirass
Chain mail
Iron cuirass
Diamond Cuirass

How much better and more promising the diamond cuirass looks. However, diamonds in Minecraft are very rare.

Leather Chest Durability

A leather jacket, like all armor in Minecraft, has the property of durability. After all, armor is not eternal and tends to break down. Consider the amount of damage a jacket can take before breaking. The information again looks clearer in the table.

Durability in Minecraft is an indicator that relates to tools, weapons and armor, as well as some other things. Durability shows how many times an item can be used. For armor, this is the amount of damage that it can prevent before it collapses, as well as what proportion of the damage will be accounted for by the armor.

What does armor protect against in Minecraft?

But armor is not all-powerful and not all-powerful. This does not depend on the material from which it is made. Armor will protect you from some things, but not from others: some types of damage are not reduced by armor and do not affect its strength, except for properly enchanted armor elements.

The range of damage that armor absorbs is expanded by enchanting the armor with protective enchantments. Enchanted armor does not lose durability when receiving damage from the environment.

Framed leather breastplates are in the background, and the player and armor stands have a full set of leather armor, including a cuirass.

Enchanting Armor

Enchantments, including those for armor, may seem difficult at first. Note that the total protection factor, obtained by adding the factors of all worn pieces of armor, is limited to 20.

Enchant Armor

№	Armor	Name	What gives
0		Protection Protection	Converts attack damage to armor damage.
1		Fire resistance Fire Protection	Protection from fire, lava and efreet fireballs. Reduces the player's burn time.
2		Weightlessness Feather Falling	Fall protection
3		Explosion resistance Blast Protection	Explosion protection. Reduces the recoil from explosions.
4		Projectile protection Projectile Protection	Protection from arrows and fireballs
5		Underwater breathing Respiration	Reduces air loss under water, increases the time between attacks of suffocation. Allows you to see better underwater.
6		Submariner Affinity with water Aqua Affinity	Allows you to destroy blocks underwater at the same speed as on land.
7		Spikes Thorns	Has a chance to cause damage to the attacker.
8		Underwater walking Conqueror of the Deep Depth Strider	Increases walking speed underwater.
9		Ice Walk Walking on water Frost Walker	Turns water into frozen ice and allows you to walk on the surface of the reservoir.
70		Repair Mending	Uses experience to repair items in your hands or armor slots.

The material determines how difficult it is to get high levels of enchantment:

• chain mail - 12;

Feature leather armor, including cuirasses separately, is that it can be painted from version Minecraft 1.4. Why do you need dye? For the picture below we used yellow dye.

The leather armor and flag are painted with yellow dye.

Leather jacket performance comparison

How effective is each piece of armor in Minecraft? Here is a comparison indicating protection (defense points) and durability (amount of damage before failure). The leather jacket can be compared to all the armor in Minecraft.

Armor in Minecraft

Armor	Protection	Strength
Leather helmet		56
Golden helmet		78
Chainhelm		166
Iron helmet		166
Diamond helmet		364
		81
Golden cuirass		113
Chain mail		241
Iron cuirass		241
Diamond Cuirass		529

Weapons and military equipment the days of long ago sometimes looks very strange and even frightening. Sometimes this is explained by the need for an intimidation factor or an improvement in any characteristics provided by a similar form of weapon or armor, and sometimes there is simply no explanation for such things. The strangest types of weapons and armor await you further.

Helmet made of fish-urchin

If you are a member of a warlike tribe that lives on an island in the middle Pacific Ocean, That best material You won't find anything better for a helmet than the skin of a hedgehog fish. The warriors of the island nation of Kiribati have used urchinfish in this capacity since time immemorial.

Making the helmet was fraught with great danger - the skin and insides of this fish are saturated with poison, which is 1200 times stronger than cyanide. To make a helmet, it was necessary to catch a swollen hedgehog fish (fish of this species, at the moment of danger, take in water and swell into a ball) and bury it in the sand. After a week, a skeleton was obtained, which was strengthened with the help of coke shells. Under those conditions, this served as excellent protection against a sword made of shark teeth (the main weapon of Pacific tribes).

Stingray skin armor

The Kiribati tribe could have used Natural resources to the maximum. This is proven not only by helmets, but also by armor made from stingray skin. They were made from two pieces of leather sewn together with threads of human hair and sewn onto two sticks. A double cord made of coconut fibers was intended to tighten the elastic armor. The armor was worn over a coconut fiber cuirass. It was also used to make thick coverings for the arms and legs. All this, together with a helmet made from an urchin fish, constituted a complete set of uniforms for a Kiribati fighter. However, not only armor could be made from stingray. From its tail, the islanders made daggers, which they hid in the thatched roof of their houses in case of self-defense.

Sawfish Skull Sword

This 1698 sword is made from the rostrum - the front part of the skull of a sawfish and belonged to the Elector of Bavaria, Maximilian II. The German Historical Museum houses another similar artifact, its dimensions are more modest: the length of the blade is 114.5 cm versus 148 cm for the first.

The material for the blade came to Europe, most likely, as a result of trade with the countries of the Indian Ocean, through the East or West India Company.

The purpose of the sword is purely ceremonial: it is useless in battle against a warrior in armor.

Horned helmet of Henry VIII

The helmet, along with the armor (now lost), was given to the young King of England, Henry VIII, by the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in 1514, and was made by the leading armorer of the time, Conrad Seusenhofer.

The helmet is made in the shape of a human face and is extremely detailed: you can see eyebrows, stubble and even wrinkles that appear when you make a grimace. The master did not even forget such a detail as glasses - they are believed to have been made to intimidate the enemy (however, the king never went into battle in this armor, intended for ceremonial exits and tournaments). It was even possible to change the “facial expression” of the helmet - for this there are special locks on the edges of the plate. Unfortunately, replacement masks have not survived either.

After the death of Henry VIII, the helmet belonged to his jester William Somers for some time. Due to the most noticeable and unusual detail of the helmet - the horns - it is believed that the helmet was originally made for him. But this hypothesis was never confirmed. Currently stored at the Royal Arsenal in Leeds.

Wings of the Polish Hussars

Polish hussars appeared in the 16th century and glorified themselves in battles with the Tatar khanates, Ottomans, Swedes and the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Glory came to them not only thanks to the victories they won, but also due to their appearance - wings fluttered behind them during the attack, instilling fear in the enemy. Where did such a bulky and inconvenient piece of uniform come from?

The answer must be sought from the main enemy of the European states of that time - the Turks. Ottoman Empire successfully used “Delhi” in battles - warriors brave to the point of madness, dressed instead of armor in the skins of wild animals and adorning themselves with the wings of birds of prey. This practice was adopted by some units of Serbia and Hungary - the states that fought them in the first place. Bird feathers began to decorate their helmets and shields. In 1500, Serbian troops entered the service of the Polish king Alexander Jagiellonczyk. Soon, Polish companies of hussars began to form on their model. The first reports of the use of warriors dressed in the skins of predators appear in the middle of the century. Feathers (of eagles, cranes or ostriches) are also mentioned - in the form of wings already familiar to us.

The question remains - how could they be used on the battlefield? One of the most popular hypotheses is that the sound made by the wings of a hussar at full gallop frightened enemy horses. But it was refuted in reality - in May 1998, during the filming of the film “With Fire and Sword,” several takes of the hussars’ attack were made. At the same time, the wings did not make a sound. Another assumption is that the wings were protection from the lassos used by the Tatars, but this does not stand up to criticism upon serious reflection. Most likely, the effect of using hussar wings is purely psychological.

World War I armor

Despite the fact that the first World War was a conflict that gave rise to completely new types of weapons (poisonous gases) and entire branches of the military (aviation, submarines, tanks), it brought to life some long-forgotten attributes of medieval warriors, namely armor and chain mail.

At the beginning of the war, the armies of the opposing sides, especially on Western Front, found themselves in an insoluble situation. Both sides were equally strong and, having met in the first battles and not achieving decisive success, dug in opposite each other along the entire front line, bristling with barbed wire barriers. The confrontation went down in history as a “positional deadlock.”

To break the deadlock, it was proposed various solutions. One of the most effective (and famous) is the assault squads (the direct ancestor of modern special forces), first formed in German army in 1915. They had to go on the attack first and, under a hail of bullets, cut the enemy's wire fences in order to clear the way for the rest. To protect against bullets, the soldiers of the units were given steel body armor, very similar to medieval armor. Chain mail was also not forgotten - tank crews used it, attaching it to their helmet.

For the first time in that war, snipers also appeared. To confront the enemy's well-aimed shooters, they also needed armor. Some examples - for example, the Brewster armor, developed in 1917 - also resembled the armor of medieval warriors.

The appearance of the first armor occurred long before the advent of military affairs, war as such, and therefore soldiers and the army. Stone Age people first learned to make simple armor from animal skins. Armor is often associated with something metallic, but leather and cloth were much more common materials for its manufacture. The skins became the prototype for the first leather and fabric armor. The skin protected the first people during hunting. Of course, such armor could not save from serious wounds, because to give strength to the skin it was necessary to process, and such technologies would appear only millennia later. And there was no need for combat armor, the guns were then extremely simple, and clashes with their own kind were rare.

Antique armor

The period of the first civilizations marked the beginning of the era of wars between states and the emergence of the army as an organization. People learned to process fabric, metal, and leather, so in this era it became possible to create armor that provided real protection. Leather armor, as well as fabric armor, became the first on the way to a knight in armor. They learned to process metal a long time ago, but truly strong armor appeared only in the late Middle Ages, so fabric and leather remained in the foreground for a long time.

Egyptian armor

Ancient Egypt was not very different in climate from present-day Egypt, which left an imprint on what kind of armor the Egyptians used. Due to the unbearable heat and the relative high cost of making even fabric armor, ordinary soldiers almost never wore armor. They used a shield and wore traditional Egyptian wigs, which were made of hard leather and often had a wooden base. It was a kind of helmet that could soften the blow of the weapon popular at that time - a mace or club. Bronze axes were quite rare weapons, let alone swords. Only people close to the Pharaoh could afford this. The same can be said about armor, even made of fabric and leather. Over many years of excavations, almost not a single metal shell was found, which indicates the high cost of its production and, possibly, low efficiency. Business card Egyptian army, and many armies of that period, of course, had chariots, so all noble, well-trained warriors fought on chariots. They mainly acted as mobile cavalry and used archery. This kind of action required considerable skill, and therefore the chariot warriors always wore fabric or leather armor, because the loss of such a skillful soldier was not cheap. Not to mention the fact that these were often noble people.

Armor of Greece

Ancient Greece can rightfully be considered a kind of birthplace of armor, in the sense in which we know it. Hoplites are Greek heavy infantry. Light infantry were called peltasts. Their names come from the types of shields they used: hoplon and pelta, respectively. A warrior in armor in those days was no less terrible than knights, clad in full armor, racing on a horse. The best armies of the Greek city policies consisted of wealthy citizens, because in order to become a member of the phalanx (a formation of heavily armed infantrymen) you had to buy equipment for yourself, and this cost a lot of money. The main means of protection, of course, was a large round shield - a hoplon, which weighed about 8 kg and protected the body from the neck to the knees. Thanks to this formation, the hoplite, by and large, did not need to protect the body, because the phalanx assumed that the body would always be behind the shield. Despite the fact that in these times bronze processing reached a very high level, bronze armor was not as popular as fabric armor.

Linnothorax - battle armor made of several layers of dense fabric, most often used by hoplites, as well as light infantry and cavalry. The armor did not restrict movement, and was a pleasant relief for the already bronze-clad soldier. The bronze version of the armor was called the hippothorax, and we can often see it in an anatomical version. Just like the bracers and leggings, made as if they tightly fit the soldier’s muscles. Scales never took hold in Greece as the main type of armor, which could not be said about their eastern neighbors.

In addition to the shield, the famous attribute of the Greek hoplite was the helmet. The Corinthian helmet can be considered the most recognizable. This is a fully enclosed helmet with openings for the eyes and mouth, in a T-shape. The helmet was often decorated with horsehair, the decoration reminiscent of a mohawk. In the history of the Greek helmet there were two initial prototypes. The Illyrian helmet had an open face and no nose protection, and it also had cutouts for the ears. The helmet did not provide such protection as the Corinthian one, but it was much more comfortable, not to mention better visibility. Subsequently, the Corinthian helmet evolves into something similar to the Illyrian one, but for most of its history it will remain closed on all sides.

Roman armor

The Roman army is a kind of continuation and development of the ideas of the phalanx. At this time the Iron Age begins. Battle armor made of bronze and fabric is replaced by iron, the Roman legions adapt to modern materials. The use of a sword in the Bronze Age was ineffective, since it was necessary to get close to the enemy and break the formation. Even excellent Bronze Age swords were very short and weak. The spear was the weapon of the hoplite and many armies of this time. In the Iron Age, the sword became more durable and longer, and there was a need for armor that could effectively stop slashing blows. So the heavy armor of the hoplite is replaced by chain mail - lorica hamata. Chainmail is not very effective against a spear, but can stop a slash from a sword or axe. Legions often fought with tribes that did not have a formation as such; many barbarians from the north were armed with axes, which made chain mail an excellent defense.

With the evolution of blacksmithing comes the evolution of armor. Lorica segmentata - plate armor; Roman warriors could be distinguished among many by this armor. This battle armor replaced chain mail, which over time had become ineffective against Germanic longswords, which had become easy and cheap to make, making them common in tribal armies. Plates fastened in pairs on the chest and pestle pauldrons provided greater protection than chain mail.
The last “new thing” of the Roman army, after the birth of Christ, was the lorica sqamata. Scale or lamellar armor was often used by auxiliary troops. The metal plates were fastened together with overlapping leather cords or metal rods, making the armor look like scales.

Gladiator armor

In the Roman era, armor was worn not only by soldiers, but also by gladiators - slave warriors fighting in arenas for the entertainment of the public. It is a confirmed fact that women participated in battles, but they have been little studied, so men's armor is better known. The gladiator's armor was unusual and sometimes not very effective, which is logical, because gladiator fights are held for the public, appearance and entertainment came first. Gladiators often used fully enclosed helmets, sometimes with decorations and even a jagged or sharpened comb, to fight against a gladiator with a net. The torso was most often open, but the use of breast plates and cuirasses was not unusual. Very often one could see plastic or chain mail sleeves with or without a shoulder pad; they covered a hand without a shield or a hand without a weapon. Leggings often looked like Greek ones, and were sometimes made of thick fabric. One type of gladiator, of which there were more than a dozen, had plastic armor covering the entire body and a closed helmet.

Early Middle Ages armor

The fall of the Roman Empire and the migration of peoples mark the beginning early Middle Ages- the starting point of the evolution of European armor. At this time, light armor was gaining popularity. In particular, quilted armor is cheap to produce and easy to use. Its weight was, according to various estimates, from 2 to 8 kg, the heaviest among Russian hemp armor, which also covered the legs. Good protection was achieved by stitching up to thirty layers of fabric. Such armor could easily protect against arrows and slashing weapons. This type of armor was used in Europe for almost a thousand years, as well as in Rus', which is not surprising, because excellent armor made of fabric could be compared in terms of protection to chain mail. Armor from the Roman era, specifically lamellar armor, was also popular during this time. It was easy to manufacture and provided the proper level of protection.

A more advanced version of fabric armor had metal plates different sizes sewn into or on top of armor. This type of armor is found mainly among wealthier soldiers.

Helmets in this era were mostly similar to metal caps, sometimes with some kind of protection for the nose or face, but most only protected the head. In the post-Roman era, a fairly rapid transition to chain mail began. German and Slavic tribes begin to wear chain mail over clothing or quilted armor. In that era, weapons and military strategy assumed close combat, rarely in an organized formation, so such protection was extremely reliable, because the weak point of chain mail was precisely its resistance to a spear. The helmets begin to “grow”, covering the face more and more. They begin to put chain mail on the head, sometimes even without a helmet. The length of the chain mail on the body also increases. Now the battle armor looks like a chain mail coat. A cavalryman's armor often included chain mail protection for the legs.

Subsequently, for almost 600 years, the armor did not change, only the length of the chain mail increased, which in the 13th century became almost a second skin and covered the entire body. However, the quality of chain mail during this period, although superior to early chain mail, still lagged behind the quality of weapons. Chain mail was extremely vulnerable to spears, arrows with a special tip, blows from maces and similar weapons, and even heavy swords could cause fatal injury to a warrior. And what can we say about crossbow bolts, which pierced chain mail like paper, and were extremely common in European armies. In this regard, it was only a matter of time before armor appeared that could solve these problems. Since the end of the 13th century, plate armor has become widespread in Europe - the crown of blacksmithing of the Middle Ages, the most durable armor in the world. The armor was made of steel sheets, and they first covered the body, and after a short time the arms and legs, and then completely encased the warrior in steel. Only a few points remained open so that it was possible to move at all, but they also subsequently began to close. This was the golden age of heavy cavalry, the sight of which caused panic among the infantry. The legendary armor of the knights, made with high quality, was practically impenetrable to the weapons of the militia. It happened that a knight, knocked off his horse during an attack, simply could not be finished off. Of course, such a set of armor could cost more than a small village with an estate, and was available only to the aristocracy and the knightly class.

Sunset of Armor

Heavy European medieval armor is becoming a relic of history with the widespread introduction of firearms and artillery. The first samples of firearms were extremely unreliable, the effectiveness was tens of meters, they had to be reloaded before the second coming, so heavy armor did not immediately leave the stage of the theater of war. However, already in the Renaissance, plate armor could only be seen at ceremonies and coronations. Plate armor is replaced by a cuirass. The new design of the chest armor allowed bullets and long pikes to ricochet off the armor; for this purpose, a so-called rib was created on the cuirass, in fact, the armor seemed to stretch forward and create an angle, which was supposed to contribute to the chance of a ricochet. With the advent of more modern species guns at the end of the 17th century, the cuirass finally lost its meaning.

Also, the 18th century was marked by a transition to regular armies, which were maintained by the states. Since armor at a reasonable price was not adequate, it was abandoned altogether. However, the need for heavy cavalry has not gone away, and cuirasses good quality still provided acceptable protection. Now only cavalrymen - cuirassiers, heavy cavalry of the new generation - wear combat armor on the battlefield. Their armor made it possible to feel calm at a distance of 100 meters from the enemy army, which could not be said about ordinary infantrymen, who began to “crumble” already at a distance of 150-160 meters.
Further changes in weapons and military doctrine The armor was completely destroyed. Warriors of modern times already walked without using armor.

Armor in Rus'

Before the arrival of the Mongols, Russian armor evolved in approximately the same way as in Europe. Chain mail armor remained the main defense of the Russian warrior, until the advent of small arms. As in China, the era of knights and heavy armored cavalry never came. The Russian warrior always had to remain mobile and “light”. In this regard, medium armor seemed a more reasonable choice in the fight against nomadic armies that relied on mobility and horse archers, which is why Russian armor never transitioned to plate armor. The cavalry's armor could be heavier, but still remained in the medium category. So, in addition to standard chain mail, battle armor in Rus' took the form of scales, chain mail with metal plates, as well as mirror armor. Such armor was worn over chain mail and represented metal plate- a mirror, creating a kind of cuirass.

Japanese armor

The Japanese warrior in armor, called a samurai, is known to everyone. His weapons and armor were always very prominent in the “crowd” of medieval armor and chain mail. As in other regions, samurai did not use armor. Classic samurai armor was primarily lamellar, but breast plates and cuirasses were also used. Various parts of the armor could be made in “chainmail tones”. Japanese chain mail differed from European chain mail not only in appearance, but also in its finer weave. Classic Japanese armor consisted of:

• a helmet that completely covered the head and often the face, usually it was covered with a terrifying mask; the helmet often had horns;
• lamellar armor, sometimes reinforced with a plate, like a mirror or with a cuirass on top;
• leggings and bracers, metal or lamellar, under them there could be chain mail mittens and shoes;
• armor on the shoulder were made of different materials, but they interesting feature It was comfortable to wear for archers. In Europe, an archer never wore shoulder pads, because they greatly interfered with shooting, but in Japan, the shoulder pad seemed to slide back when the bowstring was pulled and returned when the samurai fired a shot.

Such armor, just as in the case of knights, was an indicator of status and wealth. Ordinary soldiers used simpler armor, sometimes chainmail or a mixture.

Modern armor

Armor evolved along with weapons. As soon as protection appeared, weapons immediately appeared that could overcome it. And even though in this race the weapons are often more advanced, the creators of the armor do not lag behind, and sometimes come out ahead, albeit not for long.

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Armor of the peoples of the East. History of defensive weapons Robinson Russell

Leather armor

Leather armor

Written sources and archaeological finds show that the oldest armor used in China was made of leather. Bronze helmets were already used during the Shang Dynasty (1558–1050 BC). However, they are found in the tombs of the nobility, so it cannot be assumed that such armor was widespread. These helmets have a deep, rounded dome with cutouts in the front and back of the head. The edges of the dome are curved or trimmed with a relief rim, and a ring is attached to the top.

During the Zhou dynasty, which succeeded the Shang in 1050, strict restrictions were imposed on government officials. The book “Zhou Li” for the first time indicates a special type of court armorer, Han-ren - “masters who made protection for the body of warriors.” There were also other instructions that they had to follow when making protective leather armor. In particular, two types of armor are noted: a short robe resembling a coat (kia), and plate-like armor made of scales (kiai).

Usually kia, which was made from the skin of a two-horned rhinoceros, was called si and consisted of seven layers. A robe called se was made from the skin of a one-horned rhinoceros; it consisted of six layers. There was also a third variety, consisting of a combination of two types of leather; it had five layers. Since they believed that a two-horned rhinoceros lived for a hundred years, and a one-horned one - two hundred, they believed that armor made from their skin should have lasted the same amount of time. Therefore, armor made of two types of leather was supposed to last three hundred years.

Rice. 60. Mongol warriors dressed in leather armor. Late 13th century, from Moko Shuray Ekotoba Emaki (Japanese Imperial Collection)

To make a cuirass, a mannequin was made according to the size of the body and the skin was selected. Two identical pieces were chosen, one for the top and the other for the bottom. The leather was then cut and fitted to the blank, the individual layers laid on top of each other and then stitched together at the edges. Obviously, the sewn cuirass resembled a sleeveless robe with holes in the front: from the neck to the waist in the upper part and with an unsewn lower part that reached to the knees. After use, the kia was rolled up and stored in a case called gao.

Rice. 61. Chinese soldier dressed in leather chain mail, clay figurine from the Northern Wei Dynasty, 385–535. n. e. (Faculty of Philology, Kyoto University)

Historian of the 13th century Thomas of Split and the traveler Marco Polo, without saying a word, write that the Mongols wore armor made of multi-layered and very durable bovine leather. An image of such armor is in a beautifully illustrated copy of a historical treatise of the 13th century. "Moko Shuray Ekotoba Emaki" from the imperial collection, which describes the Mongol invasion of Japan. Here are warriors in robes with long skirts and sleeves up to the wrists. Some warriors' clothing is covered with strokes of equal length. Rounded helmets with hoods attached to them. On the sides there are tufts of feathers or hair, which are often found on Chinese helmets. Similar armor made of rawhide was also used North American Indians. For strength, moose or deer (caribou) skins were stitched together in two to six layers and wrapped around the body from left to right. The armor was tied with ties located on the shoulders and right side. For additional strength, the surface of the armor was smeared with glue and sprinkled with sand. Similar armor was in use among most tribes on the west coast, as well as the Shoshones who lived in the Rocky Mountains. When, during trade exchanges in the 18th century. Guns came into use, and armor of this type fell out of use.

Rice. 62. Scales found during excavations at Etzin Gol, reconstruction of Gedin: A– Song or Yuan dynasty; b– V– Han dynasty; g–e – iron; e– varnished leather

The Chinese continued to use rhinoceros skin armor until the Tang Dynasty. The Great Juan of the Zhongju period (722–481 BC) contains numerous references to red lacquered protective armor used in numerous wars. When the number of rhinoceroses decreased, armor began to be made from buffalo skin. In Mao Yuan Yi's eighty-volume book "Wu Beizi" (1621) - the most significant Chinese study, dedicated to weapons and armor, it is said that, in the opinion of Emperor Xun, armor made from shark skin is no worse than those made from rhinoceros skin. Therefore, they are called armor made from the skin of Shui Xi (“water rhinoceroses”). There is evidence that such armor was used by the Mongols.

Typically, shark and ray skin were consumed in China and neighboring countries for various purposes, including decorating military equipment, since it was too thin and brittle to be used for making armor. Most likely, such leather was lined with more durable materials to make them more attractive. This approach was also common in Japan during the Momoyama and Edo periods.

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Plate armor The main type of Indian plate armor is the well-known Iranian charayna, hemispherical helmets and protective bracers, presented a large number copies. True, the form itself is not considered widespread; most likely, it comes from

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Horse armor In India, horse armor was not used as often as in Persia and Turkey. Of course, miniatures from the Mughal period show horse armor, especially in those works intended for historical works, and in books such as

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Armor for Elephants Unfortunately, the Indians relied too much on elephants. Although they initially caused fear among those who had never seen such huge animals, they could be defeated. At one time, the Romans found a way to destroy the Carthaginian elephants. In its turn,

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Scale Armor Since archaic times, scale armor has been used, in which leather scales are attached to a woven or soft leather base. During the First Han Dynasty (179 BC - 23 AD), copper and bronze flakes came into use. Although at this time from

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Band armor M. Chavannes writes that “at the court of the Qing emperors (1115–1234) in Beijing, all the guards were dressed in armor. The guards standing on the left wore ribbon cuirasses blue color(qing dao ka), held yellow flags with images of yellow dragons. Those that

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Paper armor It is believed that paper armor was invented during the Tang period by a certain Shang Suidin. Back then they were used to protect ordinary people, but during the Song Dynasty they were officially recognized as a cheap but practical form of protection. In 1040 troop command,

Tablet of yellow skin Returning home, Nina Elistratovna learned that Yuri, together with Murat and Leva Akimov, had gone to the city. The son left a note on the table, it ended with the words: “We’ll be back late from hunting. Don't worry." It's easy to say, don't worry, when it's almost eight o'clock, but with