lorica hamata mixed rings 6 mm Eedringen From the 12th century onwards

From the 12th century onwards

they remained in use and were even depicted in the Morgan Bible from 1250

75 cm long

The armour plate is made of steel and covered with bronze

lorica hamata mixed rings 6 mm Eedringen From the 12th century onwardsThis lorica hamata is a replica of an original from the 1st century AD. Hauberks like this were worn by legionaries between the 2nd century BC and the 3rd century AD. This hauberk is made of 1 mm thick steel rings with an inner diameter of 6 mm, just like the original loricae hamatae. It used to take nearly two months to produce a lorica hamata because of the small rings. This hauberk was 30% lighter than later hauberks. Round punched rings are