MAKE A MEME View Large Image Coat of Pangolin scales.JPG On display at the Royal Armouries Leeds Photographed by Gaius Cornelius on 08-Jun-06 Legend reads ;Scale coat Indian Rajasthan early 19th century This coat has been covered with the scales of the pangolin or ...
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Keywords: Coat of Pangolin scales.JPG On display at the Royal Armouries Leeds Photographed by Gaius Cornelius on 08-Jun-06 Legend reads ;Scale coat Indian Rajasthan early 19th century This coat has been covered with the scales of the pangolin or scaly anteater Manis crassicaudata The scales have been decorated in gold and the larger have been used where more protection is required This is the only known example of this type of armour It originally had a helmet also made of pangolin scales with three plumes The scale coat was presented to the King George III in 1820 by Francis Rawdon 1st Marquis of Hastinges 1754-1826 who was the East India Company's Governor General in Bengal 1812-22 2006-06-08 own assumed Gaius Cornelius Armour of India Scale armour Manis crassicaudata
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