An Interesting 15th C. Nuremberg Mail Shirt Fragment With Mark

Swordfish · 7th April 2012, 04:28 PM

When I saw it the first time (in the auction catalogue), I was immediately sceptic about it. The whole style looked not good to me. The arms and the surrounding dots are handmade. If the city of Nuremberg used such a mark, it would surely have been stamped with a punch. If it is an original fragment, all four holes or at least 3 should retain the original rings, not broken, and the rivetting intact.

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7th April 2012, 04:28 PM	#6
Swordfish Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 129	When I saw it the first time (in the auction catalogue), I was immediately sceptic about it. The whole style looked not good to me. The arms and the surrounding dots are handmade. If the city of Nuremberg used such a mark, it would surely have been stamped with a punch. If it is an original fragment, all four holes or at least 3 should retain the original rings, not broken, and the rivetting intact. Best