Russian foot soldier for the 13th century

Created in close cooperation with Russian historians. Miniatures 28 mm, suitable for playing SAGA.
If the early Slavs, according to the Greeks, did not have armor, then to the VIII-IX century refers the spread of chain mail. They were made of rings made of iron wire, which reached 7-9 and 13-14 mm in cross-section and 1.5 – 2 mm in thickness. Half of the rings were welded, and the other half was riveted during weaving (1 to 4). All in all they took at least 20 000 rings per one chain mail. Later on we could meet some chain mail with braided copper rings for decoration. The size of rings was reduced to 6-8 and 10-13 mm. There were also weaves, where all the rings were riveted. Ancient Russian chain mail on the average length was 60-70 cm, width (at the waist) was about 50 cm or more, with short sleeves about 25 cm and with a slit collar. At the end of the XII – beginning of the XIII centuries there appeared rings of flat rings – their diameter was 13-16 mm with wire width of 2-4 mm and thickness 0,6-0,8 mm. These rings were flattened with a stamp. Such form increased the covering area with the same weight of the armor. In the 13th century the pan-European increase in the weight of armor was taking place, and knee-length chainmail appeared in Russia. However, chain mail was also used for other purposes – at about the same time chain mail stockings (nagavitsy) appeared. And most helmets were equipped with a barb. Kolchugi were very common in Russia and were used not only by the druzhina, but also by lowly warriors

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