Moro armor
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Moro armor |
| Use: | armor |
| Region of origin / author: |
Philippines , Moro ethnic group |
| Distribution: | Philippines |
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The Moro Armor is a protective weapon from the Philippines.
description
The Moro armor consists of a chain mail , in the plates of steel or brass are incorporated. The chain armor covers the chest and back, usually no sleeves are worked out. The chain mail reaches slightly below the hips and is straight or jagged at the bottom. The metal plates are attached to the sensitive body parts of the neck, chest, back and lower abdomen in order to protect these regions in particular. The plates are rectangular and of different sizes, they are connected to the plates by individual chain links. Your exact location on the armor may differ a little depending on the version. The armor includes a helmet of the same design. Often other helmets, such as B. used the Toraja brass helmet . The armor can be opened and closed on the front.
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 63.
literature
- Andrew J. Birtle: United States Army Counterinsurgency and Contingency Operations Doctrine, 1860-1941 , United States Government Printing Office , 1998, ISBN 978-0-16-061324-1 , page 160.
- H. Russell Robinson : Oriental Armor. Courier Dover Publications, 2002, ISBN 978-0-486-41818-6 , page 124.
