Chainmail Aventail - Butted - Zinc Plated - Leather Collar

Mail was thought to have been invented by the Celts. The earliest example was found in a Celtic Chieftain's burial in Romania. It was a popular form of defence for the warrior elite of the Viking and Early Medieval periods. It is often (wrongly) referred to as chainmail but this terminology was first introduced by Sir Walter Scott in 1822 in his novel "The Fortunes of Nigel". In the medieval period, it was simply known as "Mail". 

Our chainmail aventail fits around the base of a helmet to protect the back and sides of the neck. It features a leather collar for attaching to helm. Protects the upper chest and throat between the breastplate and helm. This fits around the base of a helmet to protect the back and sides of the neck. It is crafted in high tensile steel, and though butted construction has less structural integrity than riveted mail this steel type will provide a sturdier mail garment than mild steel.

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