Jim,
You are as always very kind. Thank you buddy.
Manolo,
Thanks
A tiny amount of knowledge on a wide range of subjects often gets me into trouble
I have very similar thoughts about my collection. It's quite small and ecclectic by the standards of many here, and whilst I have many pieces that I would wish to keep permenantly, I'm a man of modest means with diverse taste who cant resist a bargain!
This often means I buy items, clean them up, identify them (sometimes by asking here), sometimes I need to rebuild and restore them, then I enjoy them for a while, but if I wish to be able to acquire more, I need to sell or swap them to make room/fund others.
Its how I learn, how I get to keep some of my favourite things, and how I aspire to own others.
As to Dmitry's Chainmail, if there is any ambiguity with chainmail I always think about the materials technique and construction. Dmitry's items are the classic simple form of linking, medium sized butted links etc. I would be thinking about where the links came from, were they produced as links or made from steel wire. From his picture I cant see any flattenning or 'shaping' of the links.
I'm sure we all already have opinions on this set, hopefully Dmitry will rejoin the discussion and we can solve the question completely.
Regards
Gene