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Lee · 8th May 2011, 11:38 PM

Received from Josh:

I wanted to register in order to post a bit of information regarding a recent topic that has been posted on your board, if nobody else has yet posted it.

I believe that the piece of scale armour in the photos there might be a fragment of the armour of a Comanche war chief active in the 19th century called "Iron Jacket."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Jacket

Note the line that reads: "The Rangers broke up his coat of mail and kept the shingles for souvenirs."

8th May 2011, 11:38 PM	#20
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 894	A suggestion from a 'lurker" Received from Josh: I wanted to register in order to post a bit of information regarding a recent topic that has been posted on your board, if nobody else has yet posted it. I believe that the piece of scale armour in the photos there might be a fragment of the armour of a Comanche war chief active in the 19th century called "Iron Jacket." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Jacket Note the line that reads: "The Rangers broke up his coat of mail and kept the shingles for souvenirs."