Talk:Rattan Archer/@comment-34254290-20190227090204/@comment-118.70.211.226-20191204021455

Rattan use as amory have exist since Tran Dynasy.The Hmong(Miao) only fled to Viet Nam recently(Ming-Miao war).So it's the Miao/Hmong copying the Vietnamese tradition.Before that,Miao used to use armor like Lamellar,Cord & Plaque but minimum of them actually use armor.