On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Mailleman wrote:
> In my very limited experience, readings, and discussion with others, it
> seems that when solid rings were used with maille (as was common prior to
> 1400, though certainly known afterwards as well) they were most commonly
> forge welded rings. I have heard of an article by a David Sims in a
> publication known as "Britannica" that supports the idea of punched solid
> rings used in Roman maille, but I have not been able to document any
> specific examples of punched solid rings.
The reference is:
David Sim (1997)
Roman chain-mail: experiments to reproduce the techniques of manufacture
Britannia (a journal of Romano-British and kindred studies) XXVIII
pp. 359-371.
The note includes a number of figures illustrating the production process
as well as references to specific finds publications.
Irene
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