Because he wanted to protect himself from fire and many other dangerous things like bombs.
Ned Kelly was a bushranger. He is famous for the armour he had made and wore at the police seige at Glenrowan, in Victoria. He was captured and was hanged in Melbourne.
Ned Kelly wore armour made from steel mould boards. Mouldboards are the metal part of a plough that digs into the soil and turns it over. Ned Kelly and his gang spent some months before their final siege fashioning these mouldboards into four suits of wearable armour. The armour consisted of a helmet, a frontpiece and a backpiece. There was another separate plate, hung on straps, to protect the groin area. The plates were held together with straps and wire, one with shoulder tips and the other with side plates that joined the front and back plates. Ned Kelly was believed to wear a skullcap, possibly knitted, underneath the helmet. The helmets had holes and were thought to have been lined.
Ned Kelly wore armour made from steel mould boards. Mouldboards are the metal part of a plough that digs into the soil and turns it over. Ned Kelly and his gang spent some months before their final siege fashioning these mouldboards into four suits of wearable armour. The armour consisted of a helmet, a frontpiece and a backpiece. There was another separate plate, hung on straps, to protect the groin area. The plates were held together with straps and wire, one with shoulder tips and the other with side plates that joined the front and back plates. Ned Kelly was believed to wear a skullcap, possibly knitted, underneath the helmet. The helmets had holes and were thought to have been lined.
Ned Kelly wore his helmet so that the police wouldn't know it was him.
Despite several searches, the only time I can find that Ned Kelly wore his armour, was at the Glenrowan Inn, Glenrowan, Victoria, Australia. This was a shoot-out with the police that led to his capture. he ended up at poobar
Ned Kelly wore armour, complete with a helmet. The armour consisted of a helmet, a frontpiece and a backpiece. There was another separate plate, hung on straps, to protect the groin area. The plates were held together with straps and wire, one with shoulder tips and the other with side plates that joined the front and back plates. Ned Kelly was believed to wear a skullcap, possibly knitted, underneath the helmet. The helmets had holes and were thought to have been lined.
There are numerous sources which have different weights for Australian bushranger Ned Kelly's armour, most of which suggest it weighed between 41 and 50 kg.
Ned Kelly's armour covered all but the men's arms and lower legs. The armour consisted of a helmet, a frontpiece and a backpiece. There was another separate plate, hung on straps, to protect the groin area. The plates were held together with straps and wire, one with shoulder tips and the other with side plates that joined the front and back plates. Ned Kelly was believed to wear a skullcap, possibly knitted, underneath the helmet. The helmets had holes and were thought to have been lined.
Do protect his head by fire
Shirt and trousers.
Ned Kelly's appearance was not special. He was an ordinary chap with a beard, like many young men of his time. However, he did fashion some simple armour from an old plough, and this was quite distinctive.
Ned kelly full name is: Edward Kelly!