Ah maille. You can never go wrong with some good ol' chain!
Problem is, most of the time it does not look all too interesting on it's own.
>>48126897
You can paint it or spice it up with coloured rings if you really want to.
There are also other kinds of chainmail. The best known alternative pattern is nicknamed "kingsmail".
>>48126897
Mail means tabards and surcoats, which is honestly my favorite part
>>48127041
yes, with chain you gotta accessorize.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-bnM5SuQkI
Some bump.
I do re-enactment and larping, i have one haubergeon (short sleeves, waist length) that i've lined with leather on the edges to stop loose rings flying off as its only cheao indian mild steel, so theres a lot of wear and tear.
My hauberk (knee length full sleeves) has a riding slit to alow for more movement and has gold rings around the arms for some decoration.
Easiest way to spice up chain is putting stuff under it. wearing it over a plain white/cream/black/brown gambesson is historically accurate and cheaper, but if you wear a big tunic under it with fancy trimming that pop out below the knees and wrists it adds a lot of colour.
Also, a lot of cultures that used chain didn't wear it bare, arming coats and tabbards are big and clever, allowing chain to show through so you still look armoured, but allows flairs of colour
Why was chain-link armor never a thing?
>Excellent defence against slashing
>Stabbing? Just wear an bottom layer of leather or any other material
>>48135701
Also, it's more aesthetically pleasing than Chainmail
>>48135701
How would that possibly be flexible enough to allow you to wear it without changing the material to something useless?
>>48135701
Well chainmail is excellent against slashing and is actually pretty good againsts stabbing attacks despite what some people say. And you are going to need a padded layer beneath any non rigid armor.
Also making long ass wires like that would be pointless when you could just turn your shorter wires into mail.
>>48135701
Yeah, right. Have you ever tried using an actual sharp spear?
>>48126897
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>>48126897
>>48126897
Make it interesting then.
>>48137021
Does this look good OP?
>>48126897
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>>48137379
http://artofchainmail.com/patterns/european/index.html
This sight might interest you, OP
>>48137389
>>48137406
Looks almost reptilian
>>48126897
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOzc-sVIB0Y
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>>48137434
Actually like the series. Don't LOVE it, but I enjoy the way the creators pace the show
>>48137462
sorry for the watermark
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>>48126897
>Problem is, most of the time it does not look all too interesting on it's own.
Maybe if you have SHIT TASTE.
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>>48137543
Must have been comfortable... last one of chainmail that I got. Any requests?
>>48137563
Maille was the original capeshit.
>>48139001
AND HIS NAME IS
>>48135701
That would be a notch to repair in comparison to chainmail, and I don't think it would perform any better.
You might manage comparable protection with less weight though.
Hmm.
>>48135701
Chainmaille has significantly more overlap than this does if you just compare the basic pattern so it's significantly less likely to give.
>>48126897
mail owns. no need to gild the lily.
>>48126969
Is that a tulwar handle mounted on a kopis or is that some indian evolution of the kopis?
>>48143469
Indian handle on a Nepali Kukri.
Kukris come in various shapes and sizes, and are marked by the forward angled head after the fuller.
>>48143743
So a combination of both then :)
>>48141471
>Chainmaille
Whye dost though hast to overcorrecte so obnoxiousleye?
>>48126897
> Make chain look interesting edition
> Posts a pic of a fat bored dude wearing Chain
This is not how it works anon.
>>48144130
Iu juust puut "u" iun eveury wourd liuke au trueu eunglishman, sou Iu doun't ouffend anyoune's sensibilitiues.
Betteur tou bue saufe thaun sourry. :^)
