Product description
This type of hauberk saw widespread use in the Middle Ages. The split lets you wear it easily on horseback and keeps your mobility as unrestricted as possible.
Made from riveted aluminum rings mixed with rubber rings, this hauberk is lightweight and stretchable. The rubber rings give it that flexibility.
Hauberks like this were worn from the 11th century onward. This style of long chain mail — also called a hauberk — features a split. The split adds comfort in the saddle. Images from the 11th–12th century almost exclusively show knights with a split in their hauberk. From the 12th to 14th century, hauberks were worn both with and without a split. Leather laces make it easy to attach chain mail hoods and armor pieces to the chain mail. You can also tie the sleeves tighter around the arm and elbow with leather laces, reducing play and increasing freedom of movement.
