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CA,-,16th Century Chainmail

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 USD and UP
CA,-,16th Century Chainmail
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday August22, 10am-6pm
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Friday & Saturday
August 23 & 24, 2013
9am PDT starting time, both days

Location
Atlantis Casino & Resort
Grand Ballroom #4
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

Lot Pick Up
Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday August 25, 10am-1pm

c1500s-This section of chainmail measures 12” x 10”, and featured hand lapped and riveted interlocking rings. This example was found with Chumash Indians in Southern California, and shows consistent rusting throughout. The earliest known example of chain mail ever found was in a Celtic chieftan`s burial site, dating to the 4th century BC. HKA#64909