Whilst I know there is a wealth of evidence for the actual use of padded armour such as jacks, arming jackets etc, is there evidence that such collars (ie, padded armour protecting the neck / upper part of the chest and tops of the arms) was also widely used? From what I've been able to glean I believe that the use of this would be mainly under mail to help lessen the effect of a blow, but how widely might such padded collars used by perhaps archers or men at arms in the field?
I'm always wary of taking products at face value as I think it is very easy for a vendor to describe an item as being 'medieval' etc and it just being little more than a fantasy item!
