BODY ARMORBy Aaron Marquez

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The Time

When man first walked he tried to make an object that would protect him from bodily harm.

The Inventor

We do not know who made the first armor because it was constructed before written documents were made.

The Materials

In the first body armor they may have used animal skins and possibly bone.

Many year after the invention of metal gave the armor a add boost of protection.

Around modern time the invention of bullet resistant fibers further increase the soldiers survivability.

The Manufacturing of the first armor

To get the materials needed, the person would have to kill an animal and skin it.

Next the person would have to make leather from the skin and shape the leather into the right proportions.

Finally the person would layer and sow the leather together to make the protective shirt.

Improvements

From basic animal skin jackets to metal plate armor.

Metal provided a extra level of protection against cutting, stabbing, and blunt trauma.

After metal came the modern protective fibers that can take multiple shot and keep on protecting the user.

The Makers

In the beginning the first people who made armor were the hunters and the warriors of the tribe.

During the iron, bronze, and middle ages the black smith was responsible for the creation of the armor and or the weapons.

In modern time the armor is made by many different manufactures.

Examples

Pros and Cons

Skin armor is light but provides less protection.

Metal gives more protection but lacks mobility.

Bullet resistant vests give the best of both worlds but still has its limitations.

Armor in the public's mind

In the middle ages the site of a fully armor knight was one of both power and status.

Modern armor can be concealed but is as important to some people in the world as food and water.

But people forget the roots of armor, as a simple leather jacket.