Solid Ring Mail Armor

Chain mail or more properly mail dates back to antiquity.

Solid ring mail armor.

Standard size coif fits upto xl head size. Over the years we have unblemished the art have experienced raw material to the core we understand what material goes well in different chain mail ring using several combinations. Ring size help please be aware due to covid 19 shipping times may be longer then expected. Solid rings can be punched out of sheet metal much like modern washers.

Explore our site and place your order now. All carriers are being overwhelmed by the number of packages being delivered. Most samples however have alternating riveted and solid rings such as the 10 th century mail from gjermundbu shown to the right. Punched rings are maufactured like this.

Some samples of mail from the viking age are made up entirely from riveted rings like the reproduction mail shown above. Flat riveted solid ring chain mail coif steel 9 mm made in ring type 18 gauge 9 mm fully wearable hand made a ferfect protection gear for head in chain mail armour category. Dabm chainmail voiders alternating dome riveted construction blackened mild steel riveted flat rings and solid flat rings close out 239 95 139 95 in stock. Forge metal to a sheet of 1mm to 1 5mm strength.

As they are already closed punched rings can be interlinked with riveted rings to form mail. Punch a 1mm to 1 5mm smaller circle out of the circle. Need this in oiled or galvanized finish drop us an email or message. Great selection of chainmail hauberks and shirts exclusively available for sale at armor venue.

Made up of tens of thousands of interlocking rings it was woven by hand and formed into protective shirts coifs and even leggings. The name itself is derived from the latin macula meaning mesh of net. Made from solid steel rings using european 4 in 1 ring weave. It was generally in common military use between the 3rd century bc and the 14th century ad.

In a few examples of viking age mail the solid rings appear to have been welded shut. One of the earliest uses of metal protection was chain mail armor. Chain mail often just mail or sometimes chainmail is a type of armour consisting of small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh.