Name: Camail, aventail, untreated, flat rings – round rivets, 8 mm
Brand: Ulfberth
SKU: ULF-FRR-AV
Price: 138.00 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Camail, aventail, untreated, flat rings – round rivets, 8 mm

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Product description

Around 1320, the camail emerged — a chainmail collar attached to the lower edge of the bascinet helmet to protect the wearer's neck. Camails featured a leather strip along the top edge with holes for the helmet's vervelles (metal pins). Thread a leather or waxed cord through the vervelles to secure the camail like a collar beneath the helmet. Armorers often attached the chainmail to a padded gambeson collar, adding neck protection and greater comfort. Camails were commonly worn until the mid-15th century.

This aventail model was frequently worn in the Middle Ages alongside bascinets and similar helmets. Examples can be found at the Wallace Collection in London, among other institutions.

Made from 1.6 mm thick flat rings with an inner diameter of 8 mm, woven in a four-in-one pattern and riveted with round rivets. Attach it to your helmet using the 4.5 cm wide leather edge at the top. It weighs about 2.8 kg.