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Post by Lord Newport on Jul 23, 2019 7:08:02 GMT
Where to get high quality production chainmaille armor?
Thanks
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christain
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Post by christain on Jul 23, 2019 10:20:30 GMT
Most of the better quality mail will most likely be custom-made, and most likely be from Europe. It will also be expensive. Too early in the morning for me to give you much else.  |
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Post by pgandy on Jul 23, 2019 16:15:20 GMT
I don’t know where you are located but the international shipping on that stuff will be expensive. I got what I consider good riveted mail from KoA. It was darkened stainless and I think by Lord of Battles. I’ll take the stainless perferrably darkened, hands down over mild steel or whatever.
PS to be authentic it will need to be of carbon steel=rust, grease/oil, maintenance, aka major headache. Not to mention maintenance problems with what you wear under it.
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Post by christain on Jul 24, 2019 14:56:41 GMT
My mail is also from Lord of Battles, and made in India. It's the chemically darkened round-riveted/flat ring, and while maybe not totally 'historically correct', it looks really good, relatively light, and I have yet to see a speck of rust on it. I think I have roughly $400 invested in it, including the shipping from KoA. They also offer mail made from riveted Titanium, but.......$$$$$$.  ...  Mail armor truly is a -'You get what you pay for.'- type of deal. If you just want to have some, then the India-made riveted stuff is the way to go. If you want the truly authentic stuff, you'd better be prepared to chuck some bucks.  Then there's always the welded ring-mesh armor.  There's a topic around here somewhere on that. |
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Post by Lord Newport on Jul 24, 2019 19:54:12 GMT
Thanks everyone.. I think I will go with the KoA stuff. There do not seem to list any stainless steel on their site currently....
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Post by strigoil on Jul 24, 2019 20:18:50 GMT
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Post by thomasthesecond on Jul 30, 2019 11:13:42 GMT
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Post by Lord Newport on Dec 10, 2019 2:32:05 GMT
Just received from KOA my WANM Chainmail Hauberk - Flat Riveted - Solid Flat Rings Mild Steel and matching coif. Now to get an appropriate gambeson and arming cap...?? HELP??  |
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There's a topic around here somewhere on that.
