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From about the end of the 14th century armouring skills had developed to the point where the entire body could almost be covered entirely by metal plate armour which made most items of maille armour obsolete. The exception being the areas around the waist and hips, arm pits and around the base of the neck as it was impossible to cover these areas with metal plate unless you wanted to severelycompromise mobility.
Specialist items of maille were developed to protect these areas and these were used in conjunction with most forms of plate armour from the mid/late 14th century onwards
One of these was known as a Standard or 'Bishops Mantle', this gorget-like piece of armor is a good addition to a maille haubergeon or hauberk to provide protection for the neck in the absence of a maille coif or steel gorget. The Mantle is made from flat, stainless steel links which are blackened for a finish. The top links of the chainmail are stitched onto a leather band. The diameter of the Bishops Mantle is adjusted with a pair of brass buckles and leather straps.
The maille in our standard is sewn onto a thick 4mm leather collar which is secured by two pairs of straps and period brass buckles. It comes in one generic size that will fit most people.
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