Dig Deeper Episode 44 - The Jack of Plate Armor, Part I Recovery and Conservation

In "Dig Deeper Episode 44 - The Jack of Plate Armor, Part I Recovery and Conservation," Jamestown Rediscovery Senior Conservator, Dan Gamble describes the excavation and conservation of a very unique and 400 year old piece of armor, a Jack of Plate. One of only a few complete samples in the United States, this armor was perfectly suited to the needs of the earliest English colonists.

"In Dig Deeper Episode 45 - The Jack of Plate Armor, Part II Blacksmithing a Replica," (to be released in mid-February 2002), Blacksmith and Historic Trade Interpreter Shel Browder, discusses how aspects of a 400 year old Jack of Plate armor (excavated at Historic Jamestowne) influenced his design of a wearable replica. He also describes the methods he is using to construct this Jack of Plate armor that will subsequently be part of future historical interpretation programs at Jamestown.

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