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U.S. soldiers wearing Kevlar helmets and ceramic-reinforced Kevlar vests and neck protectors while approaching a building in Sāmarrāʾ, Iraq, 2004.
Medieval armoured cavalry at the Battle of Hastings (1066), protected by chain-mail armour and kite-shaped shields, a detail of the Bayeux Tapestry, 11th century; in the Centre Guillaume le Conquérant, Bayeux, France.
Rashīd al-Dīn: Mongol warriors from History of the World
Turkish coat of chain mail, 16th century
Trajan's campaign in Dacia
armour: early 16th century
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