2015年3月23日 · A German member of a “Trench Attack Squad” poses in steel body armor and two stick grenades. The armor, capable of stopping a pistol round but only superficially helpful against rifle fire, also helped protecting against bayonet and other edged weapons thrusts.

2022年11月29日 · The German Army first issued its body armor in 1916 — the Germans called it “Sappenpanzer”, or trench armor. The armor plate weighed 24 pounds and included an armored brow plate that connected to the German trench helmet.

First World War period German Army armoured breastplate of the type initially issued to front line troops in 1916. The equipment weighed between 20lbs and 24lbs (9kg and 11kg), reflecting the two variant sizes produced; 500,000 sets were issued to men on the Western Front.

2021年2月15日 · A rare piece of body armour worn by German snipers during the First World War is going up for auction - and is expected to fetch as much as £2,000. The steel armour, which looks reminiscent of...

2017年9月24日 · A German member of a “Trench Attack Squad” poses in steel body armor and two stick grenades. The armor, capable of stopping a pistol round but only superficially helpful against rifle fire, also helped protecting against bayonet and other edged weapons thrusts.

Superb set of First War German body armour in a very unusual camouflaged finish to the exterior with its standard field grey green paintwork to the inside. All four pieces are present and it is joined together with padding and tapes as should be.

2019年6月20日 · Britain and Germany both adopted the helmet in short order to protect the heads of their soldiers. Both designs – the British Brodie and the German Stahlhelm – were essentially modern versions of medieval helmets.

2007年1月1日 · German body armor was no doubt based on Fifteenth Century Teutonic Knights armor and consisted of overlapping plates weighing 8-10 kg (17-1/2 to 22-1/2 pounds). The body armor was made of Krupp steel and was marked by the three-ringed “Ballentine” mark.

2018年4月7日 · Protective headwear in the form of steel helmets was adopted by most combatant armies by 1916 and that precaution enabled many to survive wounds caused by low-velocity and secondary impact missiles that earlier would have claimed one in four as fatal.

A German member of a “Trench Attack Squad” poses in steel body armor and two stick grenades. The armor, capable of stopping a pistol round but only superficially helpful against rifle fire, also helped protecting against bayonet and other edged weapons thrusts.