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| Breast plate/chest protecter | Description brief | Region of association | Era of association |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breastplate | Armor that protects vital areas of the chest | ||
| Plastron | chest armour used in fencing | . | |
| Cuirass | armor that protects chest and back. | ||
| Corslet | Clamshell fitted chest protecter | . | . |
| Mirror armour | Armour made from large rondels linked together | china | . |
| Mail/linked-types | |||
| Hair-pipe breastplate | An apron of large cylindrical beads | Native America | |
| Banded mail | Mail of contested existence reinforced with leather bands | . | . |
| Lorica hamata | Type of ringmail | Roman | |
| Lorica plumata | scales attached to a mail backing | Roman | |
| Lorica squamata | Type of scale armour | Roman | |
| Lamellar armour | proto scale armour | . | . |
| Fabric armour | |||
| Linothorax | Armour made of straps sewn together | Greek | |
| Splint armour | long strips of metal attached onto fabric backing | . | . |
| Jack | Plates sewn between felt and canvas layers | . | Medieval |
| Coat of plates | metal plates riveted or sewn to a fabric backing | . | Medieval |
| Scale armour | Scales sewn onto fabric | widespread | . |
| Gambeson | Padded armour shirts, 2-ply leather | . | Medieval |
| Myunjebaegab | First example of bullet-proof armour made of 13 layers of cotton | Korea | 1871 |
| Flak jacket | Metal bars sewn into pockets to protect from low velocity projectiles | . | World War II |
| Aketon | Padded armour undershirt | . | Medieval |
| Tegilay | Quilted caftan | Asia and East Europe | Medieval |
| plate-types | |||
| Lorica segmentata | articulated plate bands, iconic Roman armour | Roman | |
| Plate armour | . | . | Medieval |
| Maximilian armour | German style plate | . | early 16th cent |
| Lamellar armour | small plates sewn together | . | |
| Muscle cuirass | Greek or Roman anatomical cuirass | Mediterranean | Antiquity |
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