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Aqtai · 22nd May 2005, 08:14 PM

I also feel that the armour is mail, not a quilted aketon. In the 18th century Indians and Iranians used mail that mixed brass and steel rings in order to create patterns.

I have a picture here of Indian armour from the Victoria and Albert Museum which includes patterned mail:

22nd May 2005, 08:14 PM	#22
Aqtai Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Merseyside, UK Posts: 222	I also feel that the armour is mail, not a quilted aketon. In the 18th century Indians and Iranians used mail that mixed brass and steel rings in order to create patterns. I have a picture here of Indian armour from the Victoria and Albert Museum which includes patterned mail: