Defending Your Castle: Build Catapults, Crossbows, Moats, Bulletproof Shields, and More Defensive Devices to Fend Off the Invading Hordes by William Gurstelle

Defending Your Castle: Build Catapults, Crossbows, Moats, Bulletproof Shields, and More Defensive Devices to Fend Off the Invading Hordes by William Gurstelle

Author:William Gurstelle [Gurstelle, William]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9781613746820
Amazon: 1613746822
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2014-06-02T04:00:00+00:00


4.9 Kite Shaped Shield

The Century Dictionary (1883)

KEVLAR: THE BULLETPROOF FABRIC

Here is a counterfactual question to consider: how would the history of the world be different if those shields had not been so heavy and, even better, had been nearly impervious to arrows and spears?

DuPont Corporation makes an incredibly tough fabric called Kevlar that is five times as strong as steel on an equal-weight basis. Because it looks and feels similar to heavyweight cotton canvas, it is used to make bulletproof clothing and panels.



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