Rings for riveted chainmail

[Talhoffer]

I´m looking for high quality rings for riveting chainmail. No stainless or aluminium rings.

Does anyone know where I can buy such rings for a fair price?

[I. Stewart]

yup

http://www.theringlord.com/

[William Frisbee]

Let's not forget Forth...

http://www.forth-armoury.com/Product_Catalog/products.htm, they are about as authentic as you can get...

[Steve S.]

Our rings are pre-flattened and pre-pierced to accept wedge rivets, too. We also sell the rivets and rivet setting tongs - everything you need to start weaving riveted maille right away. We also now carry solid rings and ready-to-rivet brass decorative rings as well.

Be sure to check out our starter kits, which come with 5000 rings, rivets, and tongs!

http://www.forth-armoury.com/Product_Catalog/doityourself_supplies.htm

Steve

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Forth Armoury
Highly authentic, affordable riveted maille.

The measure of a man is not in the steel of his skin but in the steel of his heart. - S. Sheldon

[Talhoffer]

Thanks. I´m just gonna make some patches of chainmail and sew unto my arming doublet to protect exposed areas.

I would not even consider making a riveted hauberk. =)


It´s more authentic with riveted mail.

[Arland]

What you do, is you buy Steve's ready to rivet rings and The Ring Lords solid punched rings. This makes producing riveted maille much easier and faster than just 100% riveted rings.

[wcallen]

Or you can see that Steve is offering solid rings too now....

He has a nice kit with both types of rings, or all riveted. Lots of choices for anyone who wants to make authentic mail.

Someday I will play with mail again....

Wade

[WaaaghBoss]

I'm going to attempt to make some tools for rivetted mail this weekend.
If I were looking to buy rings, either of the above sources are reported to be excellent.
~Kevin

[Arland]

I know he's offering solid rings too. But the price difference, I'm going with The Ring Lord. Unless Steve's solid rings are forge welded or something, I can't afford the difference.

[Josh W]

Is there a way to get them smaller than 3/8" id?

[Steve S.]

Our stuff is all 3/8" ID right now.

Steve

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Forth Armoury
Highly authentic, affordable riveted maille.

The measure of a man is not in the steel of his skin but in the steel of his heart. - S. Sheldon

[Arland]

I'm interested in 5/16th ID maille. Both ready to rivet rings and solid ones. I'm sure many other people are too.

Steve by the way can people order just a sleeve of maille? I know someone here who wants to get a sleeve of maille for a gladiator suit of armor.

[Steve S.]

Arland:

Sometimes, yes. We make skirts by chopping them of of spare shirts in stock, so usually I end up with the top part of a shirt (including sleeves). I had just such one until last weekend, when I chopped off one of the sleeves to make a ventail for someone. I still have the other sleeve/upper chest, though.

BTW I checked The Ring Lord's prices on punched 3/8" ID mild steel rings. His prices are amazing. $11.10 for 1390 rings works out to about $.008 per ring. That's less than our cost! We'll probably start buying them from him in quantity.

Steve

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Forth Armoury
Highly authentic, affordable riveted maille.

The measure of a man is not in the steel of his skin but in the steel of his heart. - S. Sheldon

[Arland]

LOL that is really cheap. I hadn't really thought about it. I wondered about that.

I'll contact the individual and see if he still wants one.