{"product_id":"balaclava-michfar-mail-balaclava-bulgaria-middle-east-byzantine-10-13th-c","title":"Balaclava, michfar, Mail-balaclava, (Bulgaria, Middle East, Byzantine, 10-13th c.)","description":"\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"2hx5nz\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"80\"\u003eRiveted Chainmail Balaclava (Mikhfar) – Custom Made Medieval Face Protection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"437\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"132\"\u003ehistorically inspired chainmail balaclava\u003c\/strong\u003e is a high-quality reconstruction of medieval facial protection used by warriors across Europe and the Islamic world. 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