[TheForge] Fw: More on chain mail

Fri Sep 12 18:18:00 2003

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

Dave, please straighten out that idiot spam filter- this just got rejected.

Bloody idiot machines...

Saint Phlip,
CoDoLDS

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phlip" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 6:10 PM
Subject: More on chain mail

>
> While I know I've seen lots of sites with original chain mail, both
rivetted
> and welded, I'm having trouble finding them right now. I have, however,
> found this website with some detailed pictures. I'm talking to the guy
now,
> asking the specific derivation of the coif- culture, date, and metal
> content.
>
> http://www.forth-armoury.com/photo_gallery/John_Coif/john_coif.htm
>
> One of the reasons I had been given for the inability to draw iron/steel
> wire in the MA was the high silica content, since most of what they were
> working with was wrought iron. Still learning and studying- thanks, guys,
> for sending me on another research journey ;-)
>
> Saint Phlip,
> CoDoLDS
>
> "When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
>  Blacksmith's credo.
>
>  If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
> cat.
>
> Never a horse that cain't be rode,
> And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
>
>