The body armor Ned Kelly (famous Australian outlaw) made from plow mouldboards.
  • 8 points LukesRightHandMan

    Did it work?

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    11 points ChristopherWistoffer

    Bullets didnt have the velocity they do nowadays. And even if they did pass through the armor, at least the wound wouldnt be that deep

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    6 points tsimen

    Kinda. Took quite a few shots to bring him down.

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    4 points WehingSounds

    iirc they had to shoot at his legs to bring him down

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  • 5 points HaroldFH

    His last words before they hung him were, “Such is life”.

    Australian nihilism at its best.

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