Jadwiga so-called roztruchan, and the magnificent scale armour, so-called karacena, of King John III Sobieski — are today on display in the Grünes Gewölbe...

Karacena armour, 17th century...

succession. A unique Polish development is a form of scale armour, the karacena, that developed in the last quarter of the 17th century and remained is...

southeastern borderlands of the Commonwealth. A rarely-used Sarmatian karacena armour (of iron scales riveted to a leather support) might have consisted...

Sarmatian-style Karacena armor...