African knights - African armour collection thread

[estcrh]

Originally Posted by eftihis

Dear estcrh, thanks for your input and let me congratulate you for the thousands of images that you have gathered in your boards! I was like lost there for some hours! The weight is 12,5 kg the 2 together, so i guess 6,250kg each (my scale couldnt work with just one on it!)

Here is a comparison view of your mail and some 16th century Ottoman mail.

[blue lander]

These were sold as "African chain mail gloves" Do you think they're armor or something else? I didn't win the auction

[estcrh]

Originally Posted by blue lander

These were sold as "African chain mail gloves" Do you think they're armor or something else? I didn't win the auction

I have seen another single mail glove like the ones you posted, they must have had some purpose. I was thinking the single one could have been used in falcontry. They do not look like something you would hold a weapon with but you never know.

[Oliver Pinchot]

They're butcher's gloves.