Product description
Built for reenactment, this hauberk is designed to be worn over a gambeson or leather armor for added comfort. Add a belt for better weight distribution. The hauberk features alternating flat rings and round rings with round rivets, braided in a 4:1 construction.
Chainmail shirts like these were worn from the 11th century onward. This style of long chainmail shirt — also called a hauberk — includes a split. The split provides extra comfort when riding a horse. 11th–12th century depictions show knights almost exclusively with a split in their hauberks. From the 12th to the 14th century, hauberks were worn both with and without splits.
Use leather laces to attach chainmail coifs and armor parts to the shirt quickly and easily. You can also tighten the sleeves around the arm and elbow with leather laces, reducing play and increasing freedom of movement.
