chain mail aventail zinc plated 8 mm Valentijn The fitting in the middle

The fitting in the middle is based on an original from Ås

It can be used for re-blackening a bronzed weapon or armour piece

Charioteers were honored as heroes

This sword is 101

This breastplate is made from 1

chain mail aventail zinc plated 8 mm Valentijn The fitting in the middleAround 1320, the camail emerged an aventail 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 attached to