Our half haubergeon/voiders are used by knights and men at arms who want to cover the weak spots of their plate armour. It was especially prevalent in Quattrocento in Italy for men at arm wanting to wear proper sleeves protection, without burdening themselves with the weight of a full chainmail shirt. We find such configuration in several artistic representations of that time period.
PAINSTAKINGLY handmade from dome riveted 16 gauge round rings, each with a diameter of approx. 10 mm, it is an ULTRA-LIGHT piece of chainmail armour. The light mail looks like real armour but without the heavyweight of real chainmail. That’s why it is especially popular in LARP, ren fair and in MOVIE PROP and THEATRE COSTUME.