Camail, platte ringen - wigvormige klinknagels, 8 mm Middeleeuwse sieraden Switzerland and on the Balkans

Switzerland and on the Balkans

The ikusa (Japanese for `battle`) is a katana suitable for battle

Durable and resisting hard impacts

Nowadays it is part of the Wallace Collection in London

Dit sieraad is een replica van verschillende speerpunten die in de bronstijd in geheel Europa werden gebruikt

Camail, platte ringen - wigvormige klinknagels, 8 mm Middeleeuwse sieraden Switzerland and on the BalkansAround 1320, the camail emerged a chainmail collar that was attached to the lower edge of the bascinet helmet and provided protection for the wearers 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