chainmail skirt richard mild steel butted bronzed Klinknagels - spijkers - handvaten en kistbeslag one from the River Thames

one from the River Thames near Keen Edge Ferry in Berkshire)

It has a length of 51 cm with a blade of 33 cm and a thickness of 25 mm

thinly forged

They were wrapped from the knees to the ankles around the lower leg and fastened over the trousers with a strip of fabric or a fibula

chainmail skirt richard mild steel butted bronzed Klinknagels - spijkers - handvaten en kistbeslag one from the River ThamesThe chainmail skirt is well suited to wearing beneath all types of chestplate or armour parts. It combines well with leg armour. Chain mail skirts such as this were worn beneath plate armour from the 15th century onwards, serving to protect the hips and the crotch. The chainmail skirt may be worn independently or fastened to the gambeson, so that the weight of the chainmail is hardly felt.