is it armour plating

[hmmm]

I have lots of these , i was told it is mail, from armour plating. are they right?

 

[hmmm]

What is it made of? It looks to be copper.

You didn't find this in a CAVE, did you?

no,
yes its copper,
i found it inland, about 2 miles up the harbour. at least 3 miles from the nearst cave.
others we found in the old homesteads.
the question is not, where i found it but ,what is it

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I wouldnt think they would use copper for armor plating. Its just a blank piece of sheet copper. Probably came off a roof of a homestead. Can you show a side view of the thickness? Look carefully for a coppersmith mark. Possibly an old print plate. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,248411.0.html

 

[scratcher]

I have lots of these , i was told it is mail, from armour plating. are they right?

Who believes it is mail? Do any of your pieces have holes for attachment?

 

[truckinbutch]

Does it look like it might explode ?

 

[SkyPirate]

Does it look like it might explode ?

What?!!!

 

[kyphote]

Reminded me of the knee plate in this Sir Lancelot image.

 

[stefen]

Mail is a woven wire mesh...

 

[jimbob450]

No, it is not mail,ask any meatcutter to show you
his glove. That is mail. Jimbob

 

[hmmm]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plated_mail

Rando , thanks for the link but whats with the name change?
check out this peice of body armour we found a few years ago, 18 inches down.

 

[hmmm]

None of the plates i have found have holes.
The big piece has holes, but not the small ones.
cedar bark was woven over the big one and now i think the small ones where lashed in, think about it, its like pockets,you slide them in, if you are going in battle. , it would make it easy to repair and light when you run far away.
after thinkin bout it, we got 3 where we found the big piece.
as pointed out , the piece has 2 chop marks in it, which would explain why it is laying on the ground.
you can see what my diggin tool did to the copper, think what a sward or knife would do.
the guy makes it, the guy goes and fixes it and is ready for battle.
on this page you can see some cedar cloths, think cedar armor.
its a real cool read.
http://www.milkywayjewels.com/nwi_jewels.html