Weaponology Body Armor Part 1

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Uploaded by on Oct 6, 2009

A chronological documentary on the changes and breakthroughs of body armor throughout history.

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  • So a Pryzbiterian minister made a percussion cap for guns (if you watch the sniper weaponoly you will know) and a priest made body armor, whats up with all the religious people making things to deal with weapons lol.

  • he got shovel'd!

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  • @TheIceshadow69

    ye and then 75mm and after that 120 and as a final direct hit with a nuke.

  • @MarkramUK maube so but he said europe...

  • @yarp123123123123123 It could have been in Asia, or India.

  • of course it was made in europe haha america was not even found then the only people in america was the natives

  • The world's first soft bullet-proof vest,invented in the late 1860s in the Joseon Dynasty, modern day Republic of Korea.It was invented following the French Campaign against Korea, 1866 and used in battle during the United States expedition to Korea in 1871. It was made of between 13 and 30 folds of cotton fabric and covered the upper torso. it stopped matchlock rifle at around 100 meters. The US army captured one of the vests and took it to the US. The vest was stored in the Smithsonian Museum

  • @smart1patryk The gatling gun was a doctor.

  • Great program!

  • ......And now we want POWER-ARMOR...

  • @Ralroost anything successful?

  • I would like to see dragon skin vs a .50 or an anzio 20mm bullet. Not a 7.62x54

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