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This magazine is for sharing artwork of historical events, places, personages, etc. Scale models and the like also welcome!

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[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Fairly effective against cuts but it offered poor protection against stabbing and arrows.

Given the prevalence of spears and pikes throughout history it’s not the armour I’d choose