Bulletproof vest civil war??

ryan87678899

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IMG_20200125_142523.jpg dimensions are 10 1-2 inches top to bottom and 9 1-2 left toright and is aboout 3\10 of an inch thick wat yallthink IMG_20200125_142523.jpg
 

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ryan87678899

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I jus posted back of it it hooks onthe top almost as if to rest on watever its around
 

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Yep! Looks like a shovel blade to me.
 

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Prolly right my fault guys thanks for yals help before i looked even more foolish
 

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Prolly right my fault guys thanks for yals help before i looked even more foolish

Wasn't tying to put you down Ryan. Just what it look like to me. Lord knows I've used enough shovels in my life!
 

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I read that the few soldiers who tried bullet proof vests tossed them into the ditch very quickly because of the added weight while marching. They were definitely available during the early part of the Civil War. Gary
 

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Looks like a shovel :icon_thumleft:
 

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Well I go with the shovel idea also, however it is well known at the beginning of the Civil War some of the soldiers tried a similar looking "armor". It wouldn't stop a minie ball btw.
 

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Prolly right my fault guys thanks for yals help before i looked even more foolish

In part that's what T-Net is for. If you don't know, you don't know. Lot's of good guys here with lot's of good information.....as far as the back with the curved edge? it's what you would push down on with your foot, so as not to cut into your boot. I've used to many pointed and square shovels over the years...โ€ฆ..
 

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