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Hemp rope armor of the British locomotive "Hairy Mary", South Africa, Second Boer War, ~1898
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Matches the hemp carpet
this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2025
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they should have tried it in boats, Rasta Armor V Dazzle camouflage, who would win?
Never seen this before. What was it good against?
Hemp fiber is stronger than steel tensile strength wise, a bunch of it in thick layers is like a proto-kevlar
yeah, but without being able to bind them together horizontally, the gaps between the larger rope strands will allow small arms fire to pass through in most cases.
It doesn't require daily brushing to maintain the look.
Not much more than small arms fire, probably. Bit of an ad-hoc solution to Boer raiders and sharpshooters.
Barber-ians
Normalcy, I guess.
I was walking down the street, concentrating on trucking right...
Spiders?
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