Picture No | 10691459 |
Date | 1916 |
Description | Crossman Body Shield advertisement, World War I |
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Advertisement for the Crossman patent Body Shield, designed to minimise the risk of injury due to shrapnel, bayonet and bullets. The shield was made from the same class steel as helmets and fit to the body for the purpose of deflecting rifle or machine gun fire.
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Source | Advertisement in The Bystander, 2 August 1916 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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