>>63995997
> The fact that it was equipment for a soldier in high standing proves unequivocally that it was good and effective armor, since such soldiers not only were universally better skilled and equipped than the rank and file, but also were MUCH more frequently involved in direct hand to hand combat than the average pikeman or arquebusier as a direct result of their station & status, and as such what they chose to equip themselves with can be viewed as with authority as the best choice of the most experienced soldiers.
Truth