A MAN who arrived at the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour and carrying samurai swords wanted to talk to Boris Johnson ...

From Roman "fish scale" armor to Japanese samurai suits, these examples of battle armor were designed to protect and impress. Some suits of armor were designed to impress rather than to protect ...

Historically, the event was a coming-of-age ceremony for samurai offspring when they first wore a full suit of armor, as well as for adults acquiring a new suit of armor. 22:43 ...

This suit of armour dates to the Edo period ... It is very possible that it was once worn by a samurai, the famous sword wielding warriors of Japan.

In Murase Kabanko's meticulously crafted bag, the company has created an ode to historic samurai armor with scrap leather.

Some suits of armor were designed to impress rather ... and contemporary paintings and sculptures show Roman emperors wearing such armor. Samurai were members of an aristocratic warrior caste ...