Camail, platte ringen - wigvormige klinknagels, 8 mm Middeleeuwse sieraden Nowadays it is part of

Nowadays it is part of the Wallace Collection in London

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

Switzerland and on the Balkans

The brim offered additional protection against downward strikes and projectiles

the Vikings used small and long spearheads for throwing

Camail, platte ringen - wigvormige klinknagels, 8 mm Middeleeuwse sieraden Nowadays it is part ofAround 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