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Composite Stechzeug - How was It Made?
The German Jousting Armor is made from multiple different steel plates that were cast and fit to be used in German jousting tournaments. Metalworkers would take sheets of steel and over time manipulate them into the shapes of the helmet, the breastplate, and the many different scales for the joints so that they could be used to protect the knight in the tournament. The steel itself has different areas where it is thicker than in others. For example the steel in the neck area and upper chest is 7.2 mm thick while the steel to the side of the helmet is 2.8 mm thick. The armor was fitted to where it was needed to save costs and to save as much weight as possible to make it comfortable for the knight to wear. As much as it was used as protection, it still needed to be comfortable for both the knight and the horse.