this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2024
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Historical Artifacts

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Just a community for everyone to share artifacts, reconstructions, or replicas for the historically-inclined to admire!

Generally, an artifact should be 100+ years old, but this is a flexible requirement if you find something rare and suitably linked to an era of history, not a strict rule. Anything over 100 is fair game regardless of rarity.

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[–] Taniwha420 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

PugJesus: you've got so many good history posts!

When's this date from?

[–] PugJesus 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thank you! I'm uncertain about the date - I'm not even sure if it's an original or just a depiction of wooden armor of the type the Tlingit used, unfortunately. Normally I can find more info about this stuff, but some pics are too obscure - or my search skills aren't good enough, lol.

[–] Taniwha420 2 points 1 week ago

I've heard of wooden armor from further north up the coast. I've got a memory of seeing an actual wooden helmet somewhere too, very similar to this with the narrow slit visor. I'm a bit curious as to whether it's pre or post contact.