Iron Jacket

Iron Jacket (Puhihwitsikwasʉ) (born c. late 1780s or early 1790s – died 1858) was a Native American War Chief and Chief of the Comanche Indians. Iron Jacket was a Comanche chieftain and medicine man whom the Comanche believed had the power to blow bullets aside with his breath. His name probably resulted from his habit of wearing a Spanish coat of mail into battle, which protected him from most light weapons fire.

Iron Jacket

Iron Jacket (Puhihwitsikwasʉ) (born c. late 1780s or early 1790s – died 1858) was a Native American War Chief and Chief of the Comanche Indians. Iron Jacket was a Comanche chieftain and medicine man whom the Comanche believed had the power to blow bullets aside with his breath. His name probably resulted from his habit of wearing a Spanish coat of mail into battle, which protected him from most light weapons fire.