Articles for tag: Body Armor, Longbow, Renaissance Festivals

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The History of the Longbow

If you have ever seen a film about Robin Hood, and there are not many who haven’t, then you have seen the beauty and strength of a Longbow. The Longbow was the one weapon that epitomized medieval warfare. Welsh by design, it became famous when the English adopted it for the troops, especially in the ...

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Spider Silk: The Answer to the Need for Light-Weight Body Armor?

Recently, scientists and engineers have turned back to nature for inspiration and help in solving some of science’s, the military’s, and the public’s problems; this method, called biomimicry, has been quite successful thus far. In the question of creating light-weight body armor that successfully protects soldiers and officers of the law from ballistics and shrapnel, ...

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Buying an Armored Vest

A lot of people are under the impression that it’s illegal for regular people (civilians) to own armored vests, which are also called bulletproof vests and body armor. However, many states do allow civilians to buy and wear armored vests. They are relatively cheap to purchase, so anyone who really wants one could obtain one. ...

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Body Armor for Civilians

Body Armor (a.k.a bullet proof vests) protect millions of army personnel, law enforcement officers, and others every day. Therefore, they also protect the lives of these individuals on a regular basis because they are meant to stop bullets from most types of hand-held weapons. Although it is not a common purchase for most people, there ...