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jacks (body armor)


Identification code: 300204228




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  • jack

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Common soldiers' armor worn during the 15th and 16th centuries, typically sleeveless and of waist-length or slightly longer. One form had small overlapping iron or horn plates fixed inside between layers of fabric by trellis-pattern stitching.

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