Sculptor Jeff de Boer of Calgary, a city in the Canadian province of Alberta, created intricate metal suits of armor for cats and mice. “It all started with a mouse,” Boyer says, as he was looking for a creative way to combine his longstanding passion for medieval armor with his trade as a goldsmith. The days turned out to be simple – he could make a small suit of armor for a rat, an interesting idea at the time, but he had no idea that he would go on to become known as the first and only maker of animal armor in the world and create over 500 suits of armor for rats. and cats.

The first shield de Boer sees

Even today, Jeff de Boer remembers the impact of seeing his first armor at the age of five. He was fascinated by it, and wanted to know how it was made and for what purpose. This passion for armor stuck with him, and he actually made his first human armor in high school, but his specialty Being in the jewelry industry made him think about things on a much smaller scale odditycentral

Metal shields

It seems de Boer’s first mouse armor was a lot better than he thought, because he kept making more suits.

shields

Customers interested in art and history

His clients always have a deep interest in history and art.

Shields shape

Since he is the world’s first cat-and-mouse gunsmith, to date, Jeff de Boer makes all the necessary parts and some tools for his unique sets of armor. Each one contains 500 to 300 individual pieces and requires dozens of hours to complete. Most are made of nickel or steel. or copper.