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Armor that hid its steel teeth inside fabric, like a velvet handshake with a fist.
means A piece of body armor consisting of small overlapping steel plates riveted between two layers of cloth or leather, popular among foot soldiers in the late medieval period.
from From the Old French 'brigandine,' the garment of the 'brigand' — which originally meant a lightly-armed foot soldier, not a robber. The word traces back to Italian 'brigante,' one who belongs to a 'brigata,' a troop or company (a cousin of our 'brigade' and 'brigand'). As irregular soldiers earned a reputation for plunder, 'brigand' drifted toward 'bandit' — but the armor kept the older sense, named for the rough-and-ready fighters who wore it.
- hidden plates
- Steel plates riveted inside cloth or leather
- rivet dots
- Visible rivets were the only hint of armor
- named after
- Brigands, the irregular soldiers who wore it
- flexible defense
- Overlapping plates moved with the body
- renaissance favorite
- Popular across 14th to 16th century Europe
armor of henry viii — gilded brigandine owned by english king henry viii, made circa 1520, now at the royal armouries in leeds
korean hyungnyeop — traditional korean brigandine armor worn by soldiers during joseon dynasty, layered silk with metal plates