Ancient chainmail

[Vasiliyi]

Very nice looking maille.

I too spent countless hours a few months back making myself some Lorica Hamata. Only problem was about half way through I began researching a little more..big mistake. Found out that butted maille was basically non-existant in antiquity as it was largely ineffective in battle. The rings aren't sealed together and therefore break apart when they are struck, or even when moving.

Instead, at least for the romans, half of the rings were punched like a washer. The other half of the rings were riveted together. This made the maille virtually impossible to break.

So, craving historical accuracy I gave up on my half-done maille and won't be making another suit until I can purchase some plate metal. Of course then I need something to punch the rings out with..oh and I also need a hole puncher to punch the riveted rings..and need to make a riveter out of pliars...

Overall it should be worth it though, as most LARP groups purchase hand-made authentic maille over butted maille due to the nature of the sport for between 400$-800$.

Bah, i know its not authentic, im ok with that. The weight is similar, and so is the feel. I dont plan on using it in combat, if your asking that. Personally, the experience of making it has really taught me a lot and I think thats what counts. I might make another one some day, Roman style with rivets and washers, but thats far in the future.

very nice...indeed. Whenever you get to post pictures do it.


Side note..... what do you call chainmail made of paper clips?
I bought 50k paper clips from dollar tree to do a side project.. haha :D

Thank you, perhaps you could call it Chain mail lite?

Whats the ID on your mail? 1/4?

By ID you mean size of the rings, right?