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Neck Protect

December 16th, 2008 admin No comments

Neck Protect
I heard of a type of Asian armor that was worn in the hair to protect against beheading anyone know about it?

It was supposedly metal plates which were worn by clasping hair inside. The armor was to protect from beheading from behind. The shape of the plates varied but often they were a few centemeters thick, several centemeters deep and up to a third of a meter long. Some of the armor took the form of broad plates encompassing the entire width of the neck in a single peice, yet being very thin. If anyone knows if this armor really exisits, and what the name is please let me know.

I'm sorry i have little more info but here's what i have. I read a book many years ago on The Mongol Empire and i can recall something about sheets of metal which clipped to their hair and draped down the neck but from what i can remember it was less to avoid beheading and more to avoid arrows in the neck above the silk defence against arrows (ingenious!) and below the helmet.
Thats all-sorry but i hope it helps.