chain mail chausses flat rings round rivets 8 mm SDISO_onbestelbaar The blade has been given

The blade has been given an antique finish to create an authentic aged appearance

However when a battle started the arrows were put into the ground so that they could be grabbed and fired faster

bayonets and axes

The edge is decorated with an embroidered ribbon

Heavy shields were cumbersome in battle

chain mail chausses flat rings round rivets 8 mm SDISO_onbestelbaar The blade has been givenChainmail chausses were the standard type 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 armor 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 Tokali