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  2. Cuirass - Wikipedia

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    Cuirass worn by a Carabinier-à-Cheval. A cuirass (/ k w ɪ ˈ r æ s, k j ʊəˈr æ s / kwirr-ASS, kure-ASS; [1] French: cuirasse; Latin: coriaceus) is a piece of armour that covers the torso, formed of one or more pieces of metal or other rigid material.

  3. Breastplate - Wikipedia

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    A breastplate or chestplate is a device worn over the torso to protect it from injury, as an item of religious significance, or as an item of status. European [ edit ]

  4. Dō (armour) - Wikipedia

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    Kikko tatami dō, kikko, small hexagon iron or leather plates sewn to a cloth backing, the kikko armour can be connected to each other by chain armour (kusari) or by threads. Kusari tatami dō, kusari, Japanese chainmail, consisting of links of iron formed in a wide variety of sizes and shapes, connected to each other in various patterns.

  5. List of medieval armour components - Wikipedia

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    Late medieval gothic plate armour with list of elements. The slot in the helmet is called an occularium. This list identifies various pieces of body armour worn from the medieval to early modern period in the Western world, mostly plate but some mail armour, arranged by the part of body that is protected and roughly by date.

  6. Plate armour - Wikipedia

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    In the Kofun period (250–538), [4] iron plate cuirasses and helmets were being made. [5] Plate armour was used in Japan during the Nara period (646–793); both plate and lamellar armours have been found in burial mounds, and haniwa (ancient clay figures) have been found depicting warriors wearing full armour. [5]

  7. Chain mail - Wikipedia

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    Mail's resistance to weapons is determined by four factors: linkage type (riveted, butted, or welded), material used (iron versus bronze or steel), weave density (a tighter weave needs a thinner weapon to surpass), and ring thickness (generally ranging from 1.0 to 1.6 mm diameter (18 to 14 gauge) wire in most examples). Mail, if a warrior could ...

  8. List of Minecraft characters - Wikipedia

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    Their green camouflage and generally silent behavior aid in stealth attacks, making them one of the most dangerous mobs in Minecraft. Creepers were first added to Minecraft in a pre-alpha update to the game that was released on September 1, 2009. [9] [10] Creepers are one of the most recognizable mobs of Minecraft.

  9. Stalnoi Nagrudnik - Wikipedia

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    Following the adoption of the Wehrmacht on the supply of 9mm cartridges, the cartridge code R.08 mE (German: mit Eisenkern), with a bullet with mild steel (iron) core, required the thickness to be increased to 2.6 mm (0.10 in) for the chest plate (2.5 to 2.7 mm (0.098 to 0.106 in)).