During 1911, Italy also invaded Libya, securing the coast, however fighting continued throughout World War I and only ended in the early 1930s. These units had particularly colourful uniforms and insignia.
Scale was a much older form of armour, originating in the Near East during the second millennium BC. Both types of armour were also used by gladiators (principally as arm defences). Short code ELI 252.
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