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A suit of armour with wing mirrors protruding from the shoulders, affording the occupant the ability to review the scene astern without (necessarily) having to perform a manoeuvre.
Image: A suit of armour with wing mirrors
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[zen_tom, Jul 20 2009, last modified Aug 24 2012]
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The adept swordsman peruses his shining sword. Shoulder mirrors might also devalue the 'sun in your back' move... |
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mirror, signal, manoeuvre... |
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[po] Surely, "Can My Safety Be Given Away"? |
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Perhaps a horn could be fitted to the codpiece? |
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// a horn could be fitted to the codpiece // |
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[Dub], that's just showing off ..... |
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Dub, are you blowing your own horn! |
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The Paul Smith designer suit of armour comes with RAF style roundels and sprouts a forest of stalked wing mirrors protruding from the breast-plate and shoulder sections. |
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This allows the knight errant (or otherwise) to avoid being sneaked-up-upon and dispatched without warning, as well as offering those in his wake the chance to read the warning signs "If you can't see my mirrors, I can't see you!" and "How's my slaying? Call 0800 123 456" |
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Of course, among goodly knights there would be the standard plumage arms race with suits of armour becoming ever more heavily festooned with such mirrors in usually symmetrical patterns such that, very shortly, knights would become almost indistiguishable from the Mod Lambrettas of their future, with rabbly peons cast as rockers in doubtless one-sided pre-enactments of certain Events at Brighton. And the next thing you know, some shagbag band of travelling minstrels have made a rubbish play out of it. |
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I like this, for reason being that this time I'll know when the rest of my mates have turned and fled. |
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Too many mirrors might hinder one's forward visibility. |
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// the rest of my mates // |
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Keeps friendly-fire incidents in check that way. And when you're well-trained and well-equipped, you don't need that many... |
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[zen_tom] Admit it, you would too |
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I'm not sure that wearers of this sort of armour would need to view the scene astern. Generally it should consist of ill-armed and worse-protected peasants who've been stamped into the dirt by the sudden and abrupt passage of a ton and a half of armoured knight and armoured horse.
Mind you, it's a good theory but it didn't work very well for Charles the Bold. |
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I'd be nice to be able to adjust your hair or check your
lipstick while atop ones steed. Right? |
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Yes, this would have been useful 700 years ago, but
imagine how delighted Perseus would have been
with one of these. |
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Optional reversing lights on the trusty charger? |
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//didn't work very well for Charles the Bold. |
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Let's not even talk about Pippin the Short. I had always presumed that might height-wise...but thinking more about it... |
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[+] this one deserves more than a paltry +19. |
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[zt] your link is gone titsup. |
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Cheers [ft] - have put together a new image and
fixed the link. |
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In the image, the mirrors are not adjusted very well. I think they need to be further forward, and angled in towards the wearer's face. |
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