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Sweden’s King Gustavus Adolphus II Vasa is reported to have entered battle without wearing any armor, proclaiming, "The Lord God, is my armor!"

It is more likely that he simply wore a leather cuirass rather than going into battle wearing no battle protection whatsoever.

Near Dirschau in Prussia in 1627, a Polish soldier shoots him in the muscles above his shoulders.

He will survive, but the doctors cannot remove the bullet, so he will be unable to wear an iron suit of armor from this point on.

Also, two fingers of his right hand are now paralyzed.