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Mail-shirt of Sultan Qaitbay. Egypt, 15th century.
A djawshan - a coat-of-mail reinforced with iron splints (teneke).
Topkapu Saray Museum, Istanbul.
Source: ISLAMIC ARMOUR An introduction by Dr. A. Rahman Zaky. Gladius, II (1963), pp.69-74.
See also Mamluks in armour 14th-15th Centuries in Armies of the Middle Ages, Volume 2 by Ian Heath.
Nihayat al-sul-1371 a Mameluke manual of horsemanship and military practice, 1371.
Helmet with the name of Sultan Barsbay, 1422-38
Costume and Arms of the Mamelukes in The pilgrimage of the Knight Arnold von Harff 1496 to 1499
10th to 19th century Egypt and its territories
Index of Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers
