Written by Harold L. Peterson
Arms and Armor of the Pilgrims, 1620-1692
by Harold L. PetersonThe average colonist landing on the wild shores of North America in the early 1600’s set great store by his arms and armor. The Pilgrims were no exception. They were strangers in a vast and largely unknown land, inhabited by wild beasts and peopled by savages who were frequently hostile. Greatly outnumbered by known enemies and possibly facing dang..