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How Medieval Armorers Made Knights Bulletproof

Season 51

Knights and firearms clashed on the battlefield for over 200 years.

A select few suits of armor were crafted with secret techniques that made them stronger than others, possibly even bulletproof. Historians and ballistics experts reconstructed the amor of an elite knight and tested its strength by shooting it with a musket.

AIR DATE 10/31/24

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