African chain mail shirt

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Here is a typical example of Indian round riveted mail, probably from around the 17th century. Again it is made from alternating rows of silod links and round riveted links. No need for colored arrows here, the round rivet head are clearly visible, while this shows only one side of the links I can attest that the other side is pretty much a mirror image.

Most Indian solid links are very easy to identify, as you can clearly see they are not make from round wire. In the past it was assumed that these were punched from sheet metal, but this is not the case, they are actually welded strips of sheet metal, recent photos show some of the welds delaminating, proving that they were not punched.