11-05-2014, 12:42 PM
Quote: repairs at the copper alloy decorative border of the mail shirts.
Many of the mail fragments from Dura (cAD250) also have rows of butted copper rings at the edges, although the mail itself (where it is possible to tell) is rivetted iron. Simon James suggests that, besides a decorative function, this copper edging prevented sweat from corroding the iron.
Nathan Ross
