A Maille Timeline By: David A Counts

This is not set up exactly how I wanted it, but I got impatient, I just haven't had enough time to do it right, but I wanted the info out there for everyone to enjoy. I will fix it up nice eventually... Note: Data tabularized by JT for the Armour Archive

All Information on this page was compiled by David A Counts. Let's hear a round of applause for him... This list is impressive, and it will only grow larger with time.

Culture/
TimePeriod		 Location/
of Find		 Pattern Material Ring
Closure		 Wire
Size		 Wire
CrossSection		 Inside
Diameter		 Outside
Diameter		 (Unspecified)
Diameter		 Comments/References
Celtic
Mid 4thC BC		 Hjortspring, Denmark 4-in-1? Iron? - - - 7mm Avg N/A N/A Outside diameter range 4-10 mm. Mail from remains of ~ a dozen shirts
Ref #1
Celtic
Late 4th - Early 3rdC BC		 Ciumesti, Romania 4-in-1 Iron Butted + Solid (punched) Butted: 1.2-1.4mm, Solid: 0.8-1.8mm - 6mm 9mm Avg N/A From a mail shirt that prob. had a Celtic mantle-style shoulder defense. Ref-1 refers to only butted rings
Ref #1, #2
Celtic, 3rd C BC Ciumesti, Romania 4-in-1 Iron Riveted + Solid (punched) Est. 16ga - 5mm 8mm N/A From a mail shirt. Compare to other Ciumesti find
Ref #2
Celtic 3rd C BC Kirkburn, Yorkshire - - Conflicting reports: Butted vs Riveted+Solid 1.5 - 1.6 mm - - 8.2 - 9.2 mm N/A From a mail shirt
Ref #1
Belgo-Roman 1st C. BC - 1st C AD Maiden Castle, Dorset - - Butted 1.0 - 1.3 mm - - 7mm N/A Ref #1
Celtic, 15-10 BC Lexden, Essex - Iron? Riveted + Solid (welded) 1.4 - 1.6 mm Circular - 5.5 - 5.8 mm N/A Ref #1
Celtic, 20-35 AD Baldock, England - Iron? Riveted + Solid (welded?) 1.2 - 1.3 mm Circular - 4.8 - 5.0 mm N/A Ref #1
Celtic, 50 AD St. Albans, Hertfordshire 4-in-1? Iron Riveted + Solid(Welded?) 1.5 - 1.6 mm Circular - 6.8 - 7.1 mm N/A "Folly Lane" mail shirt find
Ref #1
Celtic, 50 AD Stanwick, York - - Butted - - - - - Ref #1
Celtic, Late 1st C BC - Early 1st C AD Hayling Island, Hamshire - - - - - - - - Ref #1
Celtic, 1st Cent. AD Tiefenau, Switzerland 6-in-1 Iron Butted 1 mm (~18 ga) - 11 mm 13 mm N/A The ONLY 6-in-1 mail shirt I have yet found; assigned an earlier date in reference #3
Ref #1, #3
Celto-Roman, 1st C AD - - Iron? Riveted + Solid (punched) 8mm + 1.0x0.8mm Circular and Rectangular (cut "wire" strip?) - 7.0 - 7.5 mm N/A Ref #1
Roman, c.50 AD Baginton, Warwickshire - Bronze Riveted + Solid (punched) - - 3 mm - N/A Ref #4
Roman, 1st Cent. AD (?) Ouddorp, Holland - Bronze - - - 3 mm - N/A This find bronze mail served as the foundation for a scale armour - the "lorica plumata" ???
Ref #4
Roman, 1st C AD Newstead 4-in-1 Bronze Riveted + Solid (punched) - - - Riveted: 5mm, Solid: 3mm N/A Mail shirt used as foundation for a scale armour … the "lorica plumata" ???
Ref #4
Roman, c. 150 AD Newstead 4-in-1 Iron Riveted + Solid (punched) - - - 7mm N/A Mail shirt
Ref #4
Roman, c. 150 AD Saalburg 4-in-1? - - - - 4.0 - 7.0 mm - N/A Mail shirt
Ref #4
Germanic, 2nd-3rd C AD Vimose 4-in-1 ? Iron? - - - - - 12 mm Ref Wheeler (need to confirm
Germanic, 3rd Cent. AD Thorsbjorg, Schleswig 4-in-1 ? Iron? Riveted and Solid about 1mm - - Riveted: 12mm, Solid: 10mm N/A Ref #1
Roman, c.250 AD Kastell, Kunzing 4-in-1 Iron - - - I7.0 - 9.0 mm - N/A Mail shirt
Ref #4
Anglo-Saxon, c.750-775 AD York, England 4-in-1 Iron Riveted + Solid (welded) 1.1 - 2.0 mm - 8 mm - N/A attached to the lower edge of the "Coppergate Helmet"
Ref Tweedle
Western European, Early 16th C AD - 4-in-1 Iron Riveted about 2mm Flat ~ 7mm ~ 9mm N/A Part of a "gusset" or mail defense attached to a padded arming doublet worn beneath plate armour; Measurements taken from a photograph
Ref Laking
European(?), Early 15th C AD (?) - 4-in-1 Iron Riveted ~ 14 ga Circular(?) ~ 10 mm ~ 13 mm N/A Measurements taken from a photograph
Ref Laking
Caucasus (?), 18th-19th C AD - 4-in-1 Iron Overlapped butted (Lg) + End-on butted (Sm) ~14ga (Lg), ~16ga (Sm) Circular? 11mm Lg, 9mm Sm 14mm Lg, 11mm Sm N/A Although Laking states this mail was found in the foundation of house when it was destroyed and assigns the mail to 14th C AD Europe, I believe this overlapped butted mail to be a later specimen from the Caucasus; Measurements from a photograph
Ref Laking

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