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# Mail-armour

Mail shirt with short sleeves, constructed from alternating rows of riveted and solid iron mail links of round section with circular rivets. A rectangular section at either side of the chest is formed of heavier links of the same type. The coat opens down the front and has a 20cm opening at the centre rear.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1600–1650 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1961-0202-31](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1961-0202-31) · Pramāṇa
