chainmail shoulder piece mixed flat rings wedge r Yule The ribbon-animal decoration

The ribbon-animal decoration

keeping the coif securely in place

The set is made of silvered brass and can easily be attached to the lorica hamata

chainmail shirts and parts with wedge-shaped rivets increasingly replaced chainmail with round rivets

such as those in the Morgan Bible from 1250

chainmail shoulder piece mixed flat rings wedge r Yule The ribbon-animal decorationA shoulder piece like this is also called a pixane. Pixanes were sewn to the gambeson and were usually worn underneath the suit of armour. As a result the wearer was also protected on open spots in the suit of armour. This shoulder piece consists of flat rings riveted with wedge rivets and round, butted rings. They are interwoven 4 in 1 and have an inner diameter of 8 mm. It measures 36 x 27 cm and has a neck opening of 15 x 14 cm. It weighs approx.