coif with triangular neckline zinc plated 9 mm Maliën onderdelen Chain mail was frequently worn

Chain mail was frequently worn throughout the Middle Ages

To make a coif

6 mm thick untreated round rings with an inner diameter of 8 mm

6 mm thick steel and is modelled after the helmet worn by Russell Crowe in the film Gladiator

The coif is constructed from 1

coif with triangular neckline zinc plated 9 mm Maliën onderdelen Chain mail was frequently wornThe chainmail coif appeared at least as early as the 11th century AD. Chainmail coifs were worn either on their own or beneath a helmet. Many depictions, such as those in the Morgan Bible from 1250, show the chainmail coif fitting closely around the head. Leather laces were sometimes employed at the top to improve the fit, whilst additional laces could fasten the lower edge of the coif to the gambeson or hauberk, keeping the coif securely in place.