Camail, aventail, butted, bronzed, 8 mm

Product description

Around 1320, the camail emerged — an aventail that was attached to the lower edge of the bascinet helmet and provided protection for the wearer's neck. Camails featured a leather strip along the top edge, in which holes could be made to insert the vervelles (metal pins) of the helmet. A leather or waxed cord was then threaded through the vervelles, securing the camail like a collar beneath the helmet. The chainmail of these collars was often attached to a padded gambeson collar, offering additional neck protection and greater comfort. Camails were commonly worn until the mid-15th century.

The camail is constructed from 1,6 mm thick bronzed butted round rings with an inner diameter of 8 mm. It may be attached to the helmet by means of a 4,5 cm wide leather strap. The length of the strap is 54 cm. It weighs approx. 3,5 kg.