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19TH CENTURY MAIL ARMOR FRAGMENT (ET1872)

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19TH CENTURY MAIL ARMOR FRAGMENT (ET1872)
19TH CENTURY MAIL ARMOR FRAGMENT, About 16 1/2in x 7in made of alternate rows of flat sheet rings and butted joint wire rings. Produced in Birmingham England for the Egyptian government to fight the Mahdist fundamentalists who subsequently captured it and used it against the British C.1885. Effective against edged weapons, it produced devastating wounds when penetrated by a bullet. This example with a single hole, likely from a bullet which is why it was collected in the field. Light surface rust. Unique to the Mahdist War and essential for a Sudanese War collection.