Source: Metlab
Combining the ancient craft of blacksmithing with heat treating processes, artisan Robert (Mac) McPherson obtained the finish he wanted for a suit of armor designed after a late 15th-century statue of the patron saint of firefighters. The suit was fashioned with 125 hand-formed, then hardened and tempered metal plates.
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