THE KELLYS' ARMOUR.
The maker of the armour which the Kelly gang wore at Glcnrowan has not yet been discovered, and, according to some reports received, the police believe it was manufactured by the gang themselves, whilst experts deny the truth of this statement, asserting that it is the handiwork of an experienced blacksmith. This much, however, is known, that the manufacture of tho four suits occupied four or five months, that a good deal of time was wasted in experimenting with different material; that circular saws were first tried and found wanting in resistance to bullets ; that iron tacks were also tried and-found to be not bullet proof, and that the moulds of ploughs were ultimately adopted. It has likewise transpired that the first suit made was defective, and was therefore thrown aside. The armour was used for the first time at Glcnrowan, arid must have been carried to that place on pack-horses.— Argus.
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Patea Mail, 24 August 1880, Page 3
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