Swashbuckler 1700 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 (edited) So topic is the armor use in Gaop I have been wondering how popular would any kind of armor be in Golden age. I have seen lots of pictures gentleman sporting with them (it seems that they were some kind of status symbols in 17th C and early 18th C). It seems that European armies practically abandoned them by late 17th century and they stayed only in cavalry’s equipment. I was wondering what kind of armor would be used (if used) aboard ship since it seems that some Naval officers used them occasionally well in to mid-18th century. Like (it seems likely that they were just using them for portraits) He was admiral Benbow in 1701 Admiral Russel ( who was one of the William Kidd's supporter to his privateer trip) Does some Have something to add? If it I would love to hear it. Edited April 18, 2012 by Swashbuckler 1700 "I have not yet Begun To Fight!"John Paul Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jib Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Wasn't cavalry still using armor at the time of Napoleon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swashbuckler 1700 Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 (edited) Wasn't cavalry still using armor at the time of Napoleon? Yeah it was... If you did not know here is information. ( if you knew then nothing) http://www.fncv.com/...s/index_va.html This Dutch captain has quite heavy armor ( made circa 1700) Edited April 17, 2012 by Swashbuckler 1700 "I have not yet Begun To Fight!"John Paul Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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