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Apr 9, 2020
Hauberk
Hauberk
1400s
Riveted steel rings
Overall: 121.3 x 85.7 cm (47 3/4 x 33 3/4 in.)
Weight: 9.295 kg (20.49 lbs.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1543
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Although this hauberk weighs about 21 pounds, the even distribution of the weight makes it easy to wear.
Description
A hauberk is a mail shirt commonly extending to mid-thigh. Mail, a type of armor made from interlocking iron or steel rings, was effective at protecting the wearer from the sharp cuts of a sword, and yet was less useful against crushing impacts from blunt weapons. A hauberk would have been worn over an aketon, a padded protective garment.
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