Turkish horse harness
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Turkish horse armor, Ottoman Horse Armor |
| Use: | armor |
| Region of origin / author: |
Ottoman Empire , armory |
| Distribution: | Ottoman Empire |
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A Turkish horse armor is a protective weapon from the Ottoman Empire .
description
A Turkish horse harness is made of leather and steel . Most of this armor is lamellar armor, horizontal on the sides of the horse and vertical on the neck and back. The panels attached to one another are overlapping and joined together in strips. The individual plates are connected to one another with steel rings in such a way that chain mail is present between the plates . On the horse's neck, the crinet ( neck armor ) is also overlapping, but with less use of chain armor. The horse's forehead consists of three individual plates, which are also connected with chain links, as well as the two ear pieces that are riveted to the plates . The horse armor resembles the armor of the rider and is similar in structure to the jug armor or other Turkish chain, plate or lamellar armor. The armor extends to about the knee joints of the horse. He was supposed to protect the horses from sword blows and lance stings during fighting.
literature
- H. Russell Robinson : Oriental Armor. Jenkins, London 1967 (Reprint: Dover Publications, Mineola, New York 2002, ISBN 0-486-41818-9 ), p. 69.
- David Nicolle , Angus McBride: The armies of Islam, 7th-11th centuries. Osprey Publishing, 1982, ISBN 0-85045-448-4 , p. 15.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times. Southwork Press, Portland, Maine 1934 (Reprinted: Dover Publications, Mineola, New York 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 ), p. 97.