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It looks more suited to the battlefield of Agincourt to protect against the volleys of French arrows. But this medieval-style chain mail mask is actually a rare survivor of the Western Front of the First World War. It was worn by the pioneering British tank drivers at the Battle of Cambrai in 1917.
The vehicles, which were still in their infancy as machines of war, were piloted from fume-filled cabins.
And the drivers were often at risk of taking red hot shards of metal in the face as enemy machine gun fire and shells smashed into the exterior.
And the drivers were often at risk of taking red hot shards of metal in the face as enemy machine gun fire and shells smashed into the exterior.
The vehicles, which were still in their infancy as machines of war, were piloted from fume-filled cabins.
And the drivers were often at risk of taking red hot shards of metal in the face as enemy machine gun fire and shells smashed into the exterior.
And the drivers were often at risk of taking red hot shards of metal in the face as enemy machine gun fire and shells smashed into the exterior.
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