Camail, platte ringen - wigvormige klinknagels, 8 mm Middeleeuwse sieraden This piece of chain mail

This piece of chain mail is made of chain mail rings with an inner diameter of 6 mm woven mixed round riveted rings and flat punched rings

The brim offered additional protection against downward strikes and projectiles

It weighs 1450 g

Nowadays it is part of the Wallace Collection in London

Camail, platte ringen - wigvormige klinknagels, 8 mm Middeleeuwse sieraden This piece of chain mailAround 1320, the camail emerged a chainmail collar that was attached to the lower edge of the bascinet helmet and provided protection for the wearers neck. Camails featured a leather strip along the top edge, in which holes could be made to insert the vervelles (metal pins) of the helmet. A leather or waxed cord was then threaded through the vervelles, securing the camail like a collar beneath the helmet. The chainmail of these collars was often