Hi, I have been racking my brain trying to remember where I saw a picture of a mail shirt covered in 'Orders' or medallions of some sort, I am sure it was east european, can anyone help?
I don't mean Turkish etc, it had stars and grotesques on it I seem to remember.

I think your thinking of the shist shown in "Arms and Armour" by an Eastern European fella who's name escapes me. The book has lots Eastern European sabers and maces and armour including a maille shirt made in the 17th century for a fella of nobil status, that had lots of little silver stars and the like including a series layed out around the neckline to look like a chain with a medaillion on it. Jean Thibodeau bought my copy and has the specifics. I think its the shirt you thinking of and I beleive its maybe Transylvanian.

Thank you both very much, I can't seem to find anywhere on the web with a picture, but this does sound like the one I was thinking of.
Best regards Lawrence

Well this is it I seem to remember it with larger ornaments, but just my imagination playing tricks, has anyone seen any other mail like this?
http://www.hnm.hu/utils/GalleryPicture.php?It...amp;Lang=2

This one's turkish, but it fits your description.

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Another piece of transsilvanian mail decorated in the turkish style was posted around here too, I believe.

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Thank you.