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Mail Coat
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Mail Coat

Culture
Date1700s
Mediumsteel
Dimensions69 × 100 cm (27 3/16 × 39 3/8 in.), 9 lb 4 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.838
DescriptionFine mail, alternating round riveted rinks with theta-rings. Fine rings--theta rings c. 6mm ext dia, riveted rings slightly smaller. Open in front; long, cusped sleeves, slit at back lower edge. Some butted repair links. Numerous losses.
ProvenanceCollection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Collections
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Mail Shirt with associated Mail Collar
Western Indian
1700s
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Mail Coat
Nuremberg
early 1500s, modified into 1800s
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Mail Shirt
Persian
probably 1600–1650
Mail Coat Stamped with Names of the Ahl al-Kisa
Mail Coat Stamped with Names of the Ahl al-Kisa
Ottoman
possibly 1550–1650
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Mail, Plate and Lamellar Coat
Northern Indian
early 1600s
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Mail Shirt with Attached Inscription
Ottoman
1500s–1700s
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Mail Shirt with Lamellar Plates (zirah baktar)
Deccan
1600s-early 1700s
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Mail Collar
Rajasthani
possibly 1800s, with earlier components
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Mail Shirt
1400s–early 1500s
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Mail Collar
Northern Indian
about 1750–1825
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Brodie Helmet for a Machine Gunner with Mail Visor
English
1916–1917
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Mail Coat
Persian
1600s-1800s