European 8 in 2 Bracelet

The weaves in the European family are typified by a style where they expand and contract in one direction, but not the other. It is believed to have originated by the Celts in around 400BCE, from a type of armour known as “Ring Lamellar”, a basic armour where wrought iron rings were sewn edge to edge onto leather. The European chainmail family is designed to be heavier and allow less mobility than its Japanese counterparts due to the weapons and fighting style it was designed to protect from – large, crushing weapons were more common in Europe and therefore a heavier weave was needed to protect from these types of weapons. The European style, specifically the European 4-in-1 is the type of armour most people imagine when thinking of chainmail.

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