A set of chain mail, Southern Caucasus, 1st half of the 19th century. Hauberk, coif, and gloves, made of mail of different strengths. The rings are not riveted, and in the oriental fashion are always hung on six sides of a central double ring. Short shirt with long sleeves of extremely heavy mail. The interior of the sleeve has been lightly worked. The lower edge is scalloped. Isolated defects. The coif has a heavy calotte and lighter sides and collar. Three-fingered gloves. Length of the hauberk, ca. 68 cm. Extremely high quality workmanship on the hauberk, wh,

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Keywords: 19th, arms, caucasus, century, chain, clipping, clippings, cut, cut-, cut-outs, empire, mail, object, objects, ottoman, set, southern, stills, weapon, weapons