When Chain Mail met Wendy Houses

Started by Leman, 11 September 2017, 09:10:49 PM

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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

12 September 2017, 02:50:53 PM #15
Quote from: Leman on 12 September 2017, 01:33:30 PM
Didn't some of the chaps in the WWI tanks wear chain mail face armour as protection from flying metal splinters?

Yes they did, for protection against splash, which was molten lead coming in through the rivet holes.

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toxicpixie

12 September 2017, 02:52:32 PM #16
They should have gone down a scale and then the rivet holes etc would have been too small for splash.

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12 September 2017, 05:13:10 PM #17
Quote from: Leman on 12 September 2017, 01:33:30 PM
Didn't some of the chaps in the WWI tanks wear chain mail face armour as protection from flying metal splinters?

Clearly not.
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Ithoriel

12 September 2017, 06:42:38 PM #18
"It looks more suited to the battlefield of Agincourt to protect against the volleys of French arrows.

But this medieval-style chain mail* mask is actually a rare survivor of the Western Front of the First World War.

It was worn by the pioneering British tank drivers at the Battle of Cambrai in 1917."



*My emphasis

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242785/Medieval-headgear-issued-First-world-War-tank-drivers-protect-flying-shrapnel.html

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Westmarcher

12 September 2017, 07:06:18 PM #19
Do they sell these on Amazon?
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Leman

12 September 2017, 10:01:04 PM #20
Yes, in the interesting nightwear section.
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FierceKitty

13 September 2017, 12:43:37 AM #21
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13 September 2017, 06:28:35 AM #22
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13 September 2017, 06:41:44 AM #23
Quote from: Ithoriel on 12 September 2017, 06:42:38 PM
It was worn by the pioneering British tank drivers at the Battle of Cambrai in 1917."
Because the inside of a WWI tank isn't uncomfortable enough. 
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