==Short mail shirts to just below the waist==
''A mail shirt that stops a couple of inches below the belt. Sleeves are usually to the elbow but can extend to the wrist.''
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==Vandyked mail shirt==
Vandykes are a triangular finish to the hem and sometimes the cuff of a mail shirt.
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*[[T-M#T49|T49]] London, BL, Cotton Cleopatra C VIII f.18v, Late C10th
==Side split mail shirt==
''A side split mail shirt’s skirt is open at the sides. An unsplit mail shirt has an additional side gore added to the side of the skirt to allow movement and offer protection.''
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* [[O-M#O67|O67]] National Museum, Nuremberg (Hs. 156 142) - Codex aureus Epternacensis. C.1030AD [SKODELL 2008]
==Long unsplit mail shirts from below groin to knee==
''A mail shirt that reaches to the thigh, with sleeves that usually come to the elbow.''
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*Aachen ivory font c.1000AD (SKODELL 2008) – mid thigh
===6 - 8mm alternating riveted & welded===
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===6 - 8mm riveted===
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===Riveted links over 8mm===
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*Tuna, Gotland (TWEDDLE 1992) has an internal link diameter up to approx.10mm in size
==Copper alloy mail links used for decoration==
''A double row of copper alloy links used to edge mail shirts and aventails.''
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*York, England, C8th (TWEDDLE 1992, p.1003) Coppergate helmet,4 links.
==Mail edged with leather==
''A strip of leather sown over the edge of the mail shirt''
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==References==
* [*GRAPE 1994] GRAPE, Wolfgang. The Bayeux Tapestry. 1994 <nocite>* [*NICOLLE 2005] NICOLLE, David. Carolingian Cavalryman AD 768-987 (Osprey Warrior 96). 2005GRAPE1994* NICOLLE2005SKODELL2008WILSON1985</nocite><biblio force=false>#[*SKODELL 2008] SKODELL, Henry. “Schutzausrüstung zur zeit der Schlacht von Hastings (Protective Equipment Present at the Battle of Hastings).” [httpTemplate://www.reenactment.de/reenactment_start/reenactment_startseite/diverses/kitguide/kitguide.html WebsiteBib] 2008.* [*WILSON 1985] WILSON, David M. The Bayeux Tapestry. 1985</biblio>
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