aventail flat rings wedge rivets 8 mm Sieraden This leg armour has a

This leg armour has a thickness of 1

the Wallace Collection in London

The core is protected by a layer of Kevlar

This is the weapon of cavalrymen during the British Civil War

Axes like this remained in use well into the 12th century and were used as sparth axes by the Gaelic peoples of the Irish Sea region during the Middle Ages

aventail flat rings wedge rivets 8 mm Sieraden This leg armour has aAround 1320, the camail emerged a chainmail collar that was attached to the lower edge of the bascinet helmet and provided protection for the wearer's 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