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When was the coif hat invented?

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What year was the first hat invented?

The earliest known hat is from 7500 BC in Çatal Höyük.


Where was the first hat invented?

France in the 1600's


What did the children wear during the American revolution?

Boys and girls under the age of seven wore a long dress. The boys wore a hat called a biggin that tied under their chin. The girls wore a small hat called a coif. They pulled all of their hair up into the coif. They wore leather shoes that were both cut the same. There was no right or left shoe. After the age of seven they were the same style of clothing as the adults.


When was the first hat invented?

The first hats are believed to have been worn as early as 3,000 BC in ancient Egypt. These hats were made of straw or animal fibers. However, it is difficult to pinpoint an exact date for the invention of the hat, as various forms of head coverings have been used throughout human history.


How effective was a chaimail coif?

Although there is no better or worse in terms of whether an iron helmet or iron chainmail coif was more effective, and how effective coifs were in general. There are clear factors to look at however: - A helmet is more solid than a coif, so injuries from direct hits are better protected by a helmet, but at the same time, a coif can merge quite seamlessly with a chainmail shirt, and with no gaps except the front of the face. This means for a change in dynamics in close combat, as there are different exposed areas for each. - A maille coif is much more easily repaired than a helmet, if some rings are hacked out of a coif, then the user need only fix the hole with some new rings and rivet them back together again, whereas damage to a helmet could mean the need to fix the dent with a smith or even needing to remake it from scratch with severe enough damage. - Maille coifs were more expensive than dark-age helmets, but were cheaper than advanced Medieval helmets, with more expensive armour used as a utilitarian fashion statement by noblemen. - Sometimes, both are combined, with solid helmets having chainmail hanging off it, providing solid skull protection, but also flexible neck protection. - Maille in general protects superbly against sword cuts, and axe chops (apart from the blunt force trauma behind them). Stabs and shots unfortunately would separate the rings and pierce through. Later Medieval arming swords had finer thrusting points, specifically to thrust through gaps in plate armour, and pierce easily through chainmail underneath it or chainmail on the body instead of it. Sources: Experience in Historical European Martial Arts and general knowledge in Medieval warfare.