A knight in "shining armor" wielding ... Eurasia and started being used in Europe before the 14th century. Meanwhile, ...

The glittering armor worn by medieval European knights was originally made to ... These were then brought to Europe around the 14th century, which is when armor and guns met on the battlefield.

But even if knights' encounters with firearms were uncommon, medieval armor may have offered some protection against a bullet. "The Late Medieval-Early Modern Era, from around 1380 to about 1600 ...