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	Plate armour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Plate armour protecting the chest and the lower limbs was used by the ancient Greeks and Romans, but it fell into disuse after the collapse of the Roman Empire.
		Full plate armour was very expensive to produce and remained therefore restricted to the upper strata of society, and lavishly decorated suits of armour remained the fashion with 17th century nobles and generals, long after they had ceased to be militarily useful due to the introduction of firearms in the battlefield.
		Armour was not confined to the Middle Ages, and in fact was widely used by all armies until the end of the 17th century, for both foot and mounted troops.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Plate_armour (958 words)

	Armour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Armour or armor (see spelling differences) is protective clothing intended to defend its wearer from intentional harm in combat and military engagements, typically associated with soldiers.
		Armour has been used throughout recorded history, beginning with hides, leather, and bone, before progressing to bronze, then steel during the middle ages, to modern fabrics such as kevlar, Dyneema and ceramics.
		In modern armoured warfare, armoured units equipped with tanks serve the historic role of heavy cavalry, and belong to the armoured branch in a national army's organization (sometimes, the armoured corps).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Armour (1699 words)

	Plate armour: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Armour (spelled armor in american english), is protective clothing intended to defend its wearer from intentional harm in combat and military engagements,...
		Plate armour protecting the chest and the lower limbs was used by the ancient Greeks and Romans, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Lamellar armour is a kind of personal armour consisting of small rectangular plates (lames) which are laced together in parallel rows....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pl/plate_armour.htm (2257 words)

	Armour Archive -- Essays
		Armour 'of proof' is made sufficiently thick or hard enough to resist a shot from a bow or musket.
		Embossing armour, often etched and gilt, resembling a style of dress popular in the early 16th Century, especially in Germany; where 'puffs' of coloured material were pulled through 'slashes' in the sleeves or body.
		Plates usually lozenge shaped attached by strap and buckle to the taces to protect the upper and front surface of the thigh.
	www.armourarchive.org /essays/glossary.shtml (3477 words)

	Middle Ages :: Armour
		In European history, common armour types were the lorica segmentata, the chainmail hauberk, the gambeson and later the full steel plate armour used by late medieval knights.
		The weak points of plate armour (compared to chainmail) were the joints, where the plates overlapped, but would expose unprotected gaps in certain stances of the wearer, through which gaps sword and dagger blades could penetrate.
		Plate armour could have consisted of a helmet, a gorget, pauldrons, couters, vambraces, gauntlets, a back and breast plate with a culet, a fauld and tassets, a skirt, cuisses, poleyns, greaves and sabatons.
	www.themiddleages.net /armor.html (748 words)

	ARMOUR PLATES - LoveToKnow Article on ARMOUR PLATES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Armour of the Gruson type is well cc apted for curved surfaces such as cupolas, which on account cc their shape are scarcely liable to receive a direct hit, except ci distant ranges, and its extreme hardness would greatly assist th to throw off shot striking obliquely, which have naturally a H idency to glance.
		Compound armour it ssessed the advantages of a harder face than was then possible pi a homogeneous steel plate, while, on the other hand, the back K LS softer and less liable to crack.
		The inherent defect of compound armour, howeverits tnt of homogeneityremained, and in the year 1891 H. arvey of Newark, N.J., introduced a process whereby an all ~el plate could be face-hardened in such a way that the advanges of the compound principle were obtained in a homogeneous ate.
	www.1911ency.org /A/AR/ARMOUR_PLATES.htm (5732 words)

	The WWII Fighter Gun Debate: Fighter Armour
		Later the armoured windscreen was internalized, and the armour increased.
		The nose and headrest armour were made heavier, 30 mm armourglass was fitted to the side of the canopy, and 5 mm plate was installed at the sides of the cockpit and behind the instrument panel.
		However, such armour penetration figures are traditionally measured against a homogeneous "standard" plate, while the armour plate fitted to aircraft would be face-hardened plate of good quality, to achieve maximal protection for minimal weight.
	www.geocities.com /CapeCanaveral/Hangar/8217/fgun/fgun-ar.html (2065 words)

	Full Suits of Armour
		This style of armour was typical of the armour worn by the knights of the Third Crusade.
		This armour was a hybrid of mail and plate, developed to counter the effects of the ever-increasing use of the bow, and the devastating effects of the new polearms used by Swiss mercenaries.
		This armour was the first truly full plate armour to be worn during the Middle Ages.
	www.medievalrepro.com /Armour.htm (556 words)

	A Brief History of Armour
		Armour literally means "a protective covering." Today this can refer to such things as Kevlar body armour, a hockey helmet, or even the heavy steel plates that blanket most modern assault vehicles.
		Plate armour is still seen today in the form of the padding used for many "high-impact" sports.
		European armour needed to be heavier to deal with the bigger, crushing weapons common in their battles, even if heat exhaustion from the thicker, less breathable armour was common.
	www.artofchainmail.com /history.html (2615 words)

	Glossary of Armour Terms
		A flat plate of leather or parchment which tied to the point of the shoulder.
		Quilted garment worn under armour from the early fifteenth century, equipped with points to attach mail gussets and pieces of armour.
		Individual plate armour defence, of tubular form, for the upper and lower arm.
	www.angelfire.com /mo/Chainmail/Glossary.html (937 words)

	Arms & Armour Glossary of Terms
		Painting (armour): From the 13th century onward, painting seems to be a common method of protecting armour from the elements.
		"Plate" defenses were during the Middle Ages first introduced during the late 13th century, first as reinforcing for mail defenses and later as defenses on their own.
		During the 15th century full 'plate' armour had evolved from 'cap a pied', from head to toe, weighing approximately 50 lbs--enough to protect the knight but light enough to allow quick movement on the battlefield.
	www.chronique.com /Library/Glossaries/glossary-AA/arms_p.htm (1757 words)

	Armor Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Maximilian Armour A style of plate armour distinguished by shallow vertical flutings, said to have been devised by the Emperor Maximilian I, XVI cent.
		Puffed and Slashed Armour Embossing armour, often etched and gilt, resembling a style of dress popular in the early 16th Century, especially in Germany; where 'puffs' of coloured material were pulled through 'slashes' in the sleeves or body.
		Tassets Plates usually lozenge shaped attached by strap and buckle to the taces to protect the upper and front surface of the thigh.
	podgornydesign.com /armorarchive2.html (4176 words)

	Valentine Armouries - Armour construction
		By the middle of the 15th century a fully armed knight was virtually encased in plate armour.
		However, due to the skill of the late medieval armourer, he was not as restricted as he might appear; the armour joints were designed to permit a large amount of movement.
		Armour from the medieval ages was made from ingots of steel that were hammered into sheets of plate steel of various gauges.
	www.varmouries.com /vinfo.html (1530 words)

	Italian Armour from Chalcis
		There is no turning pin or on this plate, and it is impossible to say how the plates were held together, unless a strap was used, as is the case with some armets and burgeonets of later date.
		There is also a part of a coat of jazeran armour (plate LIII), composed of overlapping plates varying in size from 5 by 3 1/2 ti 7 by 3 in (12 by 4 to 18 by 8 cm).
		Such stores of armour found in one place, left untouched by the restorer's hand, are rare, and are of the greatest use in the study of defensive armour.
	www.chronique.com /Library/Armour/chalcis.htm (4274 words)

	Armor and LOTR
		Comparing pictures of the LOTR film armour worn by the Numenorians and that of their descendants it is possible to make a case for the human designs actually having devolved, over the three millennium.
		Infantry armour worn in the ranks in the prologue consists of a what is meant to be a long sleeved mail hauberk, worn under a long surcoat with the White Tree of Gondor emblazoned on the chest.
		Elf infantry armour looks like it could conceivably be worn by a mounted trooper on horseback as well, since it divides in front and back to somewhere near the waist.
	www.alleycatscratch.com /lotr/Article/Armor.htm (5054 words)

	RPG Now: Masterwork Armour: Diiavem's Full Plate
		Diiavem’s Full Plate armour is meant to provide an exciting campaign feature in the way of a powerful artifact that does not imbalance the game.
		The full plate is useful as a riveting plot device which could be assembled over time (recommended), found as a complete set or scattered throughout a single dungeon, or worn by an archvillain.
		Although the armour is powerful, its wearer must be of sufficient level to access the armour’s more impressive features.
	www.rpgnow.com /product_info.php?products_id=2528 (220 words)

	Medieval Armour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		I have built mail (the armour composed of thousands of small rings of steel linked together) and plate armour.
		I tend to focus on the 14th and 15th centuries, but I have made pieces that represent armour from the 10th to 17th centuries.
		One thing I do with the armour I build is show it at schools when I teach classes on armour.
	ils.unc.edu /~allen/armour.html (279 words)

	By The Sword,sword,swords,medieval,armour,leather,armor,armory,medieval clothing,sca
		Based on a European suit of armour from the 16th Century, this full size replica will make an outstanding addition to the decor of any home or office.
		Crafted in Toledo, Spain in burnished steel with classical engraved details, the suit is fully articulated and mounted on a wooden frame and a polished hardwood base.
		This very popular full-size suit of armour from Spain is modeled on a 16th century museum piece.
	www.by-the-sword.com /acatalog/Full_Suits_of_Armour.html (267 words)

	myArmoury.com - How does a full plate armour react to a arrow from a longbow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Neither one could penetrate a breast plate head on, but the plate bodkin was good at finding gaps for some reason...the mail bodkin was supposed to hit the middle of a ring of mail and split it open, or go through far enough to wound the victim.
		How these weapons would perform against steel plate, is debatable, but it will depend on the metal composition, temper and thickness of the steel plate, so few if any generalizations could be made.
		With regards to the arrows efectiveness on plate, I was recently involved in a project that tested this.
	www.myarmoury.com /talk/viewtopic.php?p=8837 (3180 words)

	Becky's Armour Pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		I have been doing leather and chainmaille for 5 years and have recently begun making plate armour.
		The Armour Archive An on-line community of armourers and maillers.
		The general discussion area is the place to go for great photos of armour currently being produced and to talk and listen to those who make or are interested in armour.
	bexter.adkinssoftware.com (231 words)

	Amazon.com: Lorica Segmentata: A Handbook of Articulated Roman Plate Armour (Lorica Segmentata): Books: M. C. Bishop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This monograph is the first in-depth examination of articulated Roman plate armour since H Russell Robinson published his ground-breaking reconstructions of lorica segmentata in The Armour of Imperial Rome (1975).
		Bishop looks at each of the principle types of articulated plate armour, using photographs and drawings of original finds alongside full-sized and specially-prepared computer-generated reconstructions.
		He examines the strengths and weaknesses of this form of armour, considering a wide range of technical details, as well as practical aspects relating to its reproduction.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0953984842?v=glance (399 words)

	Medieval swords : suits of armor, shields - helmets
		The edged fantasy weapons, shields, plate armour, suits of chain mail armor, medieval knight helmets, arms and weapons are available at the lowest prices anywhere.
		Armour chain mail items come in Carbon steel.
		Consider a 16th century armour replica when you want to make a real statement in a grand entrance way or foyer.
	www.swordsandarmor.com (645 words)

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	Medieval Armour and Renaissance Armour
		Including the History of armour, chain mail, helmets, shields and custom made to order items you can not get anywhere else.
		We provide you with armour and weapons of the Medieval and Renaissance eras with information and pictures on most items
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	Location of plate armour? - Xbox 360 & Xbox Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Also if somebody will post the locations of the items for the other two sets I would be real happy as Im planning to buy them in the future.
		I ended up buying my bright plate armor.....from traders wandering around Greatwood and in Knothole Glade.
		I think a guy on the hook coast sells all of the dark plate...Some of the bright plate can be bought in Knothole glade and the other pieces are on a travelling merchant...
	forum.teamxbox.com /showthread.php?t=294921 (294 words)

	eBay - plate armour, Parts Accessories, Militaria items on eBay.com
		glock armour magazine plate orange 9 40 357
		Titanium scale armor plates for SCA or LARP.020 thick
		TRAUMA PLATE 4 Bulletproof Body Armor vest Bullet proof
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	S. R. A. Inc. The best in fantasy and SCA armour and jewelry.
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		We produce everything from full suits of SCA rated armour, chain maile armour, plate armour, and fine jewelry to individual pieces like chain maile, sabatons, cops, chain maile hauberks, chain maile shirts, chain maile vests, necklaces and ankle bracelets.
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	own a suit of full plate armour on 43 Things (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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