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Military salute? from the time of Knights in the 900s-1200s some time, it was a way of showing to another knight that they had no weapon in there hand, same with the hand shake, for that meant that one had to lower his shield, of scabbard his sword in order to do so, they normally raised there hand to show this, bent at the elbow, it was a common used show of respect for a fellow warrior, it evolved into military use slowly over time, and has many variations in many different lands, and well established by the early 1700s in military service world wide.,
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Back during the knighthood days, a knight approaching another one would raise their hand to show that they meant no harm and/or that they were unarmed.
In medevial times. When knights would greet each other when wearing their armor, they would lift the covers of their helmets, so they could identify each other as freind or foe. The manner in which this was done, looks like the way a soldier salutes today.
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