Chinese Armor and Military Uniforms Throughout the Ages

this thread seems to be very quite, let me just lighten it up for a while. Does anyone have anymore pictures on chinese armours whether its excavated replica ones or even paitings of it.

Let me just display one of mine previously collected chinese armoury, theres a few more pics on chinese armour that is excavated at the web address below:

This lamellar style armour from Ming dynasty is display in the great wall museum at Badalang (note: its not a replica at all this one is actually excavated in one of the sites which i do not know but i have the web site to it). http://www3.uakron.edu/worldciv/china/ch-armor.html

 

Originally posted by intem Let me just display one of mine previously collected chinese armoury, theres a few more pics on chinese armour that is excavated at the web address below: This lamellar style armour from Ming dynasty is display in the great wall museum at Badalang (note: its not a replica at all this one is actually excavated in one of the sites which i do not know but i have the web site to it). http://www3.uakron.edu/worldciv/china/ch-armor.html

I doubt all Ming armor is this cheap.  This is only the result of provincial commanders squandering all military funds and government failing to provide for uniforms in the later Ming Period.  So commanders had to provide soldiers with armor via other means.  Early and Mid Ming armor are quite elaborate.  Ming soldiers generally do not wear that flabby llamenar helmet, but a brimmed hat.  Late Ming Amor is brigindine based like early Qing armor, so the Ming Armor in the museum is not representative of Ming armor in general.

 

Have you guys seen this photo? Did the Mongol really put on Armour like that during the Mongol Conquest?

 

Brigandine Armour worn by Emperor Chia-ching of Ming Dynasty.

A remake for TV drama.

Edited by Killabee

Have you guys seen this photo? Did the Mongol really put on Armour like that during the Mongol Conquest?

Oriental armor usually tend to go without the nose protector on the helmet, so the top picture is incredibly wrong. The bottom picture is a maybe.

A remake of late-Ming dynasty armour. Note the armour is cotton-made which served best against firearm .

The armor should be worn by a high ranking commander(judging by the helmet). I'm not sure if the armor is cotton made. It may be partly made of cotton, or have a cotton undercovering, but the armor looks lamellar.