Here is something interesting, it looks authentic.

European riveted mail arming sleeves, unknown age and origin. The Royal Armoury (Livrustkammaren) in the Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden.

High resolution image. http://media-cache-cd0.pinimg.com/originals/3...8ef3ea.jpg
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Possibly some mail with the weave going the wrong way.
Pitt Rivers Museum. http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/rpr/index.php/compone...21-54.html
Bigger size. http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/rpr/index.php/compone...e=orig.jpg

First pic is a fragment described as 'celtic' mail thats on display in Bern and the other some mail attached to a lovely early milanese gauntlet at Sion Castle Museum, Switzerland. Last is a shirt in the same museum, think it was late 15th/early 16th. cant seem to find it in my notes. i have a few more pics I can send if anyone wants.

Griff

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That first sample is the 6:1 fragment from Tiefenau. More pics? Of course we want to see them.

Sadly I was without my decent camera, just iPhone pics so everything depended on the lighting. I'll do some re-sizing on the shirt pics and post up.

I can see some rivets on the mail mitten but couldn't swear to all of them. Also a bit limited at the mo on doing a zoom on that image so if someone wants me to email them the originals, drop me a line. mark@griffinhistorical.com

that shirt.

These are also the only pics i got of that Sword too...nice inlay on the pommel. Cant say anything more about it, looks river found.

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The definitive work for the Tiefenau 6:1

Müller, Felix, Das Fragment eines keltischen Kettenpanzers von Tiefenau bei Bern, Archäologie der Schweiz vol.9 (1986), Issue 3, pp. 116-123

http://retro.seals.ch/cntmng;jsessionid=18C41...986:9::177

6 in 1 mail http://vk.com/photo11062527_121729260
The measurements 66.6cm-162.2cm looks like a shirt. Can't tell if the whole shirt is 6 in 1 or not.

At bottom http://www.tforum.info/forum/index.php?showtopic=13575
I see 16thc. Any russian speakers here? Curious as to whether the 6 in 1 is just the collar or the whole shirt.

I don't see it to be 6:1.

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Source of photograph is given to be "ГОСУДАРСТВЕННАЯ ОРУЖЕЙНАЯ ПАЛАТА МОСКОВСКОГО КРЕМЛЯ" (издание 1954 года), i.e. State Moscow Kremlin Armory (published in 1954).

Semen Kolchugin via Google Trans. wrote:

Greetings. In the book "STATE Moscow Kremlin Armory" (published in 1954), under the double weave is understood that each rivet ring holds six neighboring rings . "The third and fourth chainmail, № 4469 and 4476, an interesting technique of fastening rings on two nails. The seizure of the State Armory, they are defined as chainmail Russian XVI century. The rings of chain mail number 4469 Off-round, iron, on the device resemble the rings of chain mail, as described above. Weave rings double , that is, every rivet ring holds six neighboring rings . The cut of the two coats of mail - in a shirt with short, above elbow sleeves. Collar square, much later nadstavlen low neck. Size and weight of mail number 4469: length - 66.6 cm, width sleeves - 102.2 cm, hem - 67.7 cm total weight of mail - 12,709, the " Mail №4469

The transcription regarding mail in Collection of scientific papers based on the State Armory the 1954 work by N.V. Gordeev.
Гордеев Н.В.
Сборник научных трудов по материалам Государственной оружейной палаты. М., 1954.
http://velizariy.kiev.ua/avallon/cuirass/gordeev.htm

Gordeeev via Google Trans. wrote:

The third and fourth chainmail, № 4469 and 4476, an interesting technique of fastening rings on the two nails. The seizure of the State Armory, they are defined as chainmail Russian XVI century (Fig. 6). The rings of chain mail number 4469 - round, iron, on the device resemble the rings of chain mail, as described above. Weave double rings, that is, every rivet ring holds six neighboring rings. The cut of the two coats of mail - a shirt with short, above elbow sleeves. Gate square, much later nadstavlen low neck. On the left side of the chest is a large round copper plate, apparently attached to the chain mail later. Thus adorned chainmail and armor in the XVII century; plates of the gold, silver, sometimes covered from, and sometimes just left the copper (Fig. 7). The size and weight of mail number 4469: length - 66.6 cm, width sleeves - 102.2 cm, hem - 67.7 cm total weight of mail - 12,709, the Mail number 4476 on the nature of work is close to the number mailed 4469opisannoy above. An interesting feature of this is the gate of mail, consisting of several rows of rings: in the back of the - of the 14 rows in front of the - of the 12 series ; in the ring gate is passed through a series of narrow rawhide strap that supports the neck of the gates in the standing position. Gate fastened right to left. At the gates wide (12 cm) podpolok. Both floors Lieutenant Colonel woven half of the large as itself chainmail, rings, fixing on two nails, double weave, and half of the smaller rings single braid, fastening on one nail, like the neck. Front and rear hem chainmail has incisions. Dimensions and weight of mail number 4476: shoulder width with sleeves - 100 cm, hem - 60 cm length - 67 cm, weight - 11 799 Total rings in chain mail about 20 000 pieces, including: tselnosechennyh -. 10000, riveted on two nails - 9000, riveted on one small nail rings around 1000.