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Originally Posted by crich70
The humble screwdriver is an example of a re-purposed tool. It's first use was back in the days of plate armor for knights I understand. Back then very few things were screwed together and the plate armor was one of them.
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You are mistaken - there are no screws in plate armour. It's fastened to the wearer's undergarment (called an "arming doublet") using a combination of leather straps and laces, and the individual plates in more complex parts (such as a gauntlet) are connected using metal strips (called "lames") and rivets. Definitely no screws!