犀牛是一种厚皮动物,坚固的犀牛皮自然成为先秦时代武士“护身衣”的首选材质。《国语》里就有“昔吾先君唐叔射兕于徒林,殪,以为大甲”的记载,意思就是射死了独角犀,并用它的皮做成大盔甲。在战国时代,铁制兵器登上舞台,遂使以前占据主要地位的青铜兵器黯然减色。而到了西汉时期,铁制的兵器排挤青铜制的兵器,占据绝对优势。由于传统的皮甲无法抵御锐利的铁制兵器,这又反过来大大刺激了铁甲的发展。15世纪,欧洲火器发展达到前所 Rhinoceros is a thick-skinned animal, a solid rhinoceros naturally became the pre-Qin era Samurai “protective clothing ” the preferred material. “Mandarin” there “Xiwu Jun Tang Shu shot in Yuen Lin, Sui, that Dajia” records, the meaning is shot dead rhinoceros horn, and use it to make a large armor leather. In the Warring States period, iron weapons boarded the stage, thus diminishing the bronze weapons that previously occupied the main position. By the Western Han Dynasty, however, iron weapons outweighed bronze weapons, occupying an absolute advantage. The traditional leather armor can not withstand the sharp iron weapons, which in turn greatly stimulated the development of armor. In the 15th century, the development of firearms in Europe reached its goal