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brigandine
Sign in to savethumb|Brigandine from Handbuch der Waffenkunde (Handbook of Weaponry), Wendelin Boeheim, 1890
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- Subclass of
- body armor
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- Polsk rustning, plåtlivjacka, brigantin, 1500-tal - Livrustkammaren - 106364.tif
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- end time
- 1600-00-00
- Commons category
- Brigandine
- start time
- 1350-00-00
- different from
- brigantine
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Construction
- Use
- Similar types
- European jack of plate
- Indian "coat of ten thousand nails"
- Chinese ''bumianjia''
- Russian ''kuyak''
- Serbian ''toke''
- Japanese ''kikko''
- Korean ''dujeong-gap''
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Brigandine from Handbuch der Waffenkunde (Handbook of Weaponry), Wendelin Boeheim, 1890
A brigandine (sometimes spelled brigantine), also called a brigander, is a form of body armour, in use from the late Middle Ages and up to the early modern era. It is a garment typically made of heavy cloth, canvas, or leather, featuring small oblong steel plates riveted to the fabric such that the fabric and rivets were present on the outside, sometimes with a second layer of fabric on the inside.
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