Shirt of Mail
Object type: Shirt of mail
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Probably German
Date: 16th century
Medium: Steel, copper alloy (latten)
Dimensions: Diam. (outside) of body links 3/8 in. (9.0 mm); Diam. (inside) of body links 7/32 in. (5.9 mm); Diam. (outside) of collar links 9/32 in. (9.0 mm); Diam. of link wire 1/32 in. (1.0 mm)
Classification: Mail
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914