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"Ding Jai" Armour from China dated to the 17th Century on display at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, England

During the early Qing dynasty, these so called "brigandine" armours became th ecommonest type in China. They consist of a jacket of heavy fabric with separate sleeves, all covered with embroidered silkand lined with numerous small tinned iron plates fastened by gilt rivets. To this were added ornately shaped shoulder guards, leg defences and orginally an iron helmet with a plate-lined fabric neck guard.

Photographs taken by myself 2024