Light Chinese armor
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Light Chinese armor |
| Use: | armor |
| Working time: | around 18th century |
| Region of origin / author: |
China , gunsmiths |
| Distribution: | China |
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An Easy Chinese Armor is a protective weapon from China.
description
An Easy Chinese armor consists of materials and steel . The visible armor consists of a jacket, a skirt and a helmet. These pieces are woven from red silk and decorated with embroidery of clouds and dragons . The helmet is made of metal and has an eye shield. A vest is attached to the inside of the silk clothing, on which lacquered steel plates are attached one on top of the other. This armor offered little protection and was not intended for battle. It was worn on official occasions at the imperial court.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone , Donald J. LaRocca: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times. Courier Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 (reprint), page 55.
literature
- Christopher Peers: Medieval Chinese Armies 1260-1520. Osprey Publishing, 1992, ISBN 978-1-85532-254-7 .
Web links
- Light Chinese armor at wiudwing.blogspot.com ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ).