Proofing of armour

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The proofing of armour refers to the process of testing armour for its defensive ability, most commonly used to historical testing of plate armour and chainmail. In the early middle ages, armour would be classified by the blows it could withstand, being certified as proof against swords, axes, and arrows. As firearms emerged as battlefield weapons, armour would be tested against them, as well, from which came the modern term "bulletproof".

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• Ffoulkes, Charles [1912] (1988). The Armourer and his Craft, Dover reprint, Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-25851-3.