Copper armour

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Gordon
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Copper armour

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Was copper ever used for chainmaille or any type of armour?
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Lienhart Fischer
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One of the guys i fight with has copper scales on his upper arms, it gets bent alot but looks really good
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Post by Klangiron Skullthumpa »

There has been varoius mentions on the board to the Celts using copper and bronze rings for mail. I currently have a copper shirt in the works and it looks awesome.
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