Mail Shirt - East Europe / Prob. 2nd half XV cent.

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Originally Posted by Victrix

I think I read somewhere that the mail was cleaned by scrubbing it in sand. Would make sense.

That is true. Sand tumbling was (is) a good way to overall clean the mail pieces, but it works mostly just for superficial oxidation... less effective for deep rust patina and corrosion.