Mail and plate armour
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For armour made entirely of plates, see Plate armour.
"Splinted mail" redirects here. For armors made from long metal strips, see Splint armour.
Mail and plate armour (plated mail, plated chainmail, splinted mail/chainmail) is a type of mail with embedded plates. Armour of this type has been used in the Middle East, North Africa, Ottoman Empire, Japan, China, Korea, Vietnam, Central Asia, Greater Iran, India, Eastern Europe, and Nusantara.