chain mail chausses blackened 8 mm Dolken - klotendolken - rondels The edges are wrapped round

The edges are wrapped round with thick rubber

It has a length of 79 cm with a blade of 56 cm

Balance point from Pareerstang: 14 cm

often decorated with patterns or monograms

chain mail chausses blackened 8 mm Dolken - klotendolken - rondels The edges are wrapped roundChainmail chausses were the standard form of metal leg protection in Europe from the 9th century until the early 14th century. They offered flexible protection against most weapons, but were gradually replaced by iron plate armour from the second half of the 13th century. The earliest examples date from the 9th century, such as a chainmail covered foot in the Kyulevcha catacombs in Bulgaria. Byzantine art depicts calf length chainmail chausses in