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    Posted: 08-May-2012 at 19:17

This Turkish helmet looks almost Roman. Could they have copied it from captured Byzantine armor?
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Armor of a 15th century knight from Qatar
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Armor of the Islamic Khwarazmian
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Turkish breastplate worn over chainmail, possibly as protection from bullets
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Cool.Cool Some of that armor reminds me of Indo-Persian equipment, especially the helmet. Did its spike serve a purpose, or was it worn solely to intimidate the enemy by appearing taller?
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Ancient Korean scale armor
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Gold-plated Indian cuirass from the 18th century. Its owner was probably a Muslim
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Where is this armor from and how old is it?
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Japanese footsoldiers wore iron helmets resembling the civilian coolie hat. Like the peasant-soldiers of medieval Europe, they were armed with polearms and (in later years) matchlock muskets
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Chinese lamellar armor, 1700
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