Baju Rantai
| Baju Rantai | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Baju Rantai, see text |
| Use: | armor |
| Region of origin / author: |
Indonesia , native warriors |
| Distribution: | Indonesia |
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The Baju Rantai also Badjoe-Rante , Baju Besi , Baju Rante , Wadjoe-Rante , Waju Rante is an armor from Indonesia.
description
The Baju Rantai is chain armor that is worked in the shape of a shirt . It consists of small, iron rings. It has no collar and sleeves that reach about to the elbow. The lower end is about the same as your thigh . The only image available from the Baju Rantai looks more like a scale armor . However, it is clearly described as chain armor. It is used by ethnic groups in Indonesia.
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 , p. 28.
literature
- William G. Shellabear: An English – Malay Dictionary. Methodist Publishing House, Singapore 1916, ( digitized version ).