I'm thinking of attaching mail sleeves to the doublet. Would they be attached with points?

Should the sleeves be constructed like a coat sleeve with two open ends and a tubular middle, or could I just use a rectangular piece of mail fabric and close it underneath my arm with points?

I have seen pictures of these sleeves that are short (sort of the length of a short sleeved shirt) and ones that go past the elbow. What was most typical?

Thanks!

For shape, I'd recommend going the sleeve route. Mine are sleeves to mid-bicep, then a rectangular piece attached to the sleeve down the inside of the arm.

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The only pair of 15th century separate mail sleeves that I have examined are much alike textile garments (sleeves) of the same type. There seem to be gussets at the elbow just like the Herjolfsnes 63

wich make the arm more mobile. They are also more narrow at the wrist than the upper sleeve. At the top they have a simlilar construction as the pourpoint of Charles de Blois (the sleeves covers a large part of the body, very near the front opening and the collar).

Nothing suggests any kind of attachment construction. They were probably sewn on to the textile garment.