Research on a fine medieval German mail shirt. - Ethnographic Arms & Armour
From the Hausbuch der Nürnberger Zwölfbrüderstiftungen Mendel I, showing a mail maker c.1425. The gothic text reads:Der... Bruder der do starb hieß Dyetrich Schockenzieher(Schaukelzieher= Drahtzieher) The name of the brother who died there was Dietrich Schaukelzieher (Swingpuller, Wirepuller, Wiremaker)
Arms and Armour - Part 6 - Armour
"By the eleventh century a few of the wealthier warriors are shown with mail chausses or leggings although these too are quite rare. Also in the eleventh century a few wealthy warriors are shown with tight fitting full length mail sleeves under the sleeves of their hauberks." -- "Note the straps to help keep them in place, and to ensure that there is plenty of slack at the knee" (Regia Anglorum); Anglo-Saxon armour
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