Coat of Mail

A full-sleeved tunic of Chain Armours having two steel breasts backplate, four hooks at the breast to tie them (two missing). It is long-sleeved and opens in the front. Space at the lower end is a provision for riders to sit on the horses. A coat made of interlinked chain mail and plates used by the cavaliers.

Kind

artefact

Date

1600–1799 CE