a suit of plate armor weighs 15 -- 25 kg.
a suit of plate armor weighs 15 -- 25 kg.
how much does a suit of plate armor weigh?
15 -- 25 kg
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according to bobrov the first mail and plate armor appeared as cuisses in the middle east, and were imported by the golden horde. persian miniatures of the first half of 15th century show different combinations of mail and plate armour with lamellar armor and brigandines sometimes worn with a single round mirror plate as breast re-enforcement. the first representation of mail and plate armour as body protection is shown in persian miniatures, which show mail and plate armour composed of relatively large plates, worn with laminar pauldrons and skirt (formed from long, horizontal plates), re-enforced by a large round mirror plate. the first representation of classic mail and plate armour (without lamellar elements) can be seen in baghdad's miniature which dates from 1465. from the end of the 15th century mail and plate armour began to fully replace lamellar armours. the main difference between eastern european (russian and polish) and oriental mail and plate armor (according to bobrov) is that eastern european versions usually do not have sleeves, while oriental versions have sleeves (the forearms were protected by vambraces). in a heavy version these sleeves have embedded plates, and a light version (more widely used) has sleeves entirely made from mail.
mail and plate armour