Armour

thumb|Western Xia mail armour|alt=Torso-covering mail armour on a black mannequin

type of strong but optically transparent material that is particularly resistant to being penetrated when struck

type of alloy steel

British illustrator and historian (1916-2002)

thumb|Bulletproof glass window of a jeweler after a burglary attempt Bulletproofing is the process of making an object capable of stopping a bullet or similar high velocity projectiles (e.g. shrapnel). The term bullet resistance is often preferred because few, if any, practical materials provide complete protection against all types of bullets, or multiple hits in the same location, or simply sufficient kinetic (movement) energy to overcome it.

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