Camail, platte ringen - wigvormige klinknagels, 8 mm Middeleeuwse sieraden dicht te knijpen ringen en

dicht te knijpen ringen en ronde ringen met ronde klinknagels - voor het maken of repareren van een maliënkolder of -kap

It weighs 1450 g

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

Nowadays it is part of the Wallace Collection in London

Camail, platte ringen - wigvormige klinknagels, 8 mm Middeleeuwse sieraden dicht te knijpen ringen enAround 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