Thread: Chainmail

Chainmail is actually hard to make.
Im posting this because i read another thread that showed Normans attacking Saxons on the English coast.
Real rivited chainmail takes effort.

This is what it looks like...





Making rivited chainmail is no easy task.
The Vikings wore it.
The Saxons wore it.
The Normans wore it.
The Angles wore it.
The Romans wore it.(a little different)
What could possibally go wrong.
I wear it so I dont get stabbed when I go to Walmart.
I made it myself.

Looks more time consuming than hard? :-}

Yep. It does take alot of time.

I helped make riveted 4-in-1 mail during my Society for Creative Anachronism days. We did it in assembly line fashion, breaking the process down into its individual steps. That was surprisingly efficient, but it was still extremely time consuming. Here's how the end product appeared:

Be sure to stay away from deep water.

The majority of old armor I ever studied were made of flattend links similar to Hai's This provided a much greater surface area. Good against slashing attacks, even the evil red imp of the local castle would not be of much use. However a good Spear would still punch through, as would a double arrow (now if I only had photos to add to make this post funny)

Interesting. In my area there seems to be another use... Belly Dancing outfits. Seems to be a market at craft sales and fairs for handmade chainmail ornamentation for dancers , etc.

Originally Posted by Johnus

Interesting. In my area there seems to be another use... Belly Dancing outfits. Seems to be a market at craft sales and fairs for handmade chainmail ornamentation for dancers , etc.

Wouldn't this create chafing?

Chaffing ??? Seen it made into collar, belt and halter type things. Quite expensive.

Originally Posted by Johnus

Chaffing ??? Seen it made into collar, belt and halter type things. Quite expensive.

Look closer I used only one F.