early medieval scale armor round Arm & schouderpantser helped protect plate armour from

helped protect plate armour from corrosion and rust

and bracelets

such as the pig-faced bascinet or the klappvisier bascinet

thinly forged

This horn measures 45 to 50 cm and is completely functional

early medieval scale armor round Arm & schouderpantser helped protect plate armour fromThe scale armour is crafted after early medieval originals employed by early medieval Germans and Vikings. Scale armour of this type was also widely utilised in the Byzantine Empire, amongst others by the cataphracts, the Byzantine heavy cavalry. It is not inconceivable that this style of scale armour was also used by Vikings in the service of the Varangian Guard via Byzantium. With these pieces, all manner of scale armour parts may be assembled. This