US soldiers demonstrating captured German body armor, WW1, 1918

Looks like the one on the left did stop the bullets

I think I’ve posted this somewhat farcical movie scene of a WW1 attack of soldiers wearing armor.

It’s from a movie called “Uomini Contra” aka “Many Wars Ago” which I just found out is free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgYTQQNRBD4 it’s in Italian with English subtitles, tho the subtitles are out of sync at the start.