• DankOfAmerica
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    78 days ago

    what is a chain mail bag used for and why use it over a simple cloth/fabric bag?

    • @Landless2029OP
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      8 days ago

      oh i didn’t clarify! it’s a old time coin purse. I just grabbed this photo from a search.

      I assume the reason it would be metal instead of cloth is durability and strength. You’d want it to be strong to hold a lot of metal coins and not break while traveling on foot/horseback.

      • 🔍🦘🛎
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        97 days ago

        You don’t want someone to cut it off or cut the bag so your money falls out.