A pair of hand-crafted, 2 mm thick steel jack-chains for sewing, looping, riveting or lacing to gambeson sleeves.

A pair of hand-crafted, 2 mm thick steel jack-chains for sewing, looping, riveting or lacing to gambeson sleeves.

Jack-chains were an important part of infantry armour in late medieval times. As foot soldiers were usually not protected by plate armour, but wore a padded doublet, so-called arming-jack or gambeson, the jack-chains were fastened to the jacket's sleeves to protect the arms.

Details:
- Made of 2 mm steel
- Length: approx. 68 cm
- Dimensions shoulder plate: approx. 14 cm x 11 cm
- Weight: approx. 1.15 kg (pair)