Note 9 — PART II. CHAIN-MAIL AND MIXED ARMOUR.
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Since writing the above, I see from Mr. J. Starkie Gardner’s work that Mr. J. G. Waller, F.S.A., considers the insertion of the thong to constitute what is known as “banded mail,” and this would quite account for the appearance it presents on effigies. If this be so, there is an actual specimen at Woolwich, which has already been mentioned.