Looking For: Chainmaille Aventail

GrumpyMacBastard · Post by **GrumpyMacBastard** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:36 pm

I was going to buy a aventail this weekend for my helm but the place that I was going to buy from upped the price of the one I was looking at by $50. The price is still somewhat reasonable especially seeing how its welded stainless, but I wanted to post here to see if anyone can recommend another reliable vendor who has good prices.

This is what I am looking for...

~Stainless Steel, flat or round wire with the stainless finish, NO BLACKENED, NO EXCEPTIONS.
~"Long" measurement type, the type that extends over the shoulders.
~Must be riveted, or welded, this will be used for SCA combat.

Thanks in advance.

Angusm0628 · Post by **Angusm0628** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:52 am

Atlantaarmoury, Icefalcon, would be the ones that come immediately to mind. Knut is another option.
These aren't all of them by far.

Duke Icefalcon · Post by **Duke Icefalcon** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:07 am

Ours are blackened but there is a simple process for removing it and giving it a burnished look.

Honestly, I would buy the welded stainless one for $50. Hard to beat that price.

Cheers!

Cian of Storvik · Post by **Cian of Storvik** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:39 am

He said that they "UPPED" the price by $50. The aventail wasn't $50.
-Cian

losthelm · Post by **losthelm** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:47 am

I can do one in butted stainless 16 guage 3/8 should have no problem with standing years of use in the list field.

GrumpyMacBastard · Post by **GrumpyMacBastard** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:13 am

Duke Icefalcon, what would be the ballpark price of one with the brush finish?

And yeah if it was $50 I would have bought a bunch of them lol. Knut if I remember correctly is over weldedchainmail.com, he is the one I am looking at but back when I was price hunting the aventail I was looking at was $175, now its $225. Thats still a good price but I want to explore all my options before making a selection. Its not like its a mad dash to get this ether, just as long as I have it before Pennsic. So I got time to shop.

Atlanta Armory · Post by **Atlanta Armory** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:07 pm

Both of my aventail sizes have the same mantles. The only difference is that the long aventail has a 6 inch high cylinder attached so that you can trim it to fit the helm.

I'd be willing to drop the price a little for a 5/16" stainless steel aventail that I have in the works now.

-Ben

Garreth · Post by **Garreth** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:30 pm

Ben,
My squire brother is looking to buy a shirt. You have prices for titanium shirts on your site, but the FAQ says you do not work in titanium yet?

GrumpyMacBastard · Post by **GrumpyMacBastard** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:56 pm

Well Ben you got Knut beat by $25 for the 3/8" "Long" Aventaille. What does your turn around times look like?

Johannes · Post by **Johannes** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:37 pm

We have Knuut's aventails in stock right now. Super strong and well made.

Link to Aventails

Duke Icefalcon · Post by **Duke Icefalcon** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:08 pm

GrumpyMacBastard wrote:Duke Icefalcon, what would be the ballpark price of one with the brush finish?

And yeah if it was $50 I would have bought a bunch of them lol. Knut if I remember correctly is over weldedchainmail.com, he is the one I am looking at but back when I was price hunting the aventail I was looking at was $175, now its $225. Thats still a good price but I want to explore all my options before making a selection. Its not like its a mad dash to get this ether, just as long as I have it before Pennsic. So I got time to shop.

Duh. I should have known that was too good to be true...

We can do the burnishing for you for $50, or you can do it yourself using a cement mixer and adding some sawdust and letting it run for a bit.

Cheers!

Atlanta Armory · Post by **Atlanta Armory** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:41 pm

Well Ben you got Knut beat by $25 for the 3/8" "Long" Aventaille. What does your turn around times look like?

My turnaround is around a month and a half except for the 5/16" size (around 2 weeks) since I already have the rings in stock.

My squire brother is looking to buy a shirt. You have prices for titanium shirts on your site, but the FAQ says you do not work in titanium yet?

I do make shirts from titanium butcher's mesh but I'm still working out the feasibility of larger ring sizes in titanium. Once I hear from my ring maker I should probably be able to get into larger Ti sizes.

-Ben

GrumpyMacBastard · Post by **GrumpyMacBastard** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:00 pm

Ben PM sent.

Oswyn_de_Wulferton · Post by **Oswyn_de_Wulferton** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:54 pm

I currently have a mild steel aventail mounted on my helm from Atlanta Armoury. Full review forthcoming, but suffice it to say that there are no major problems whatsoever, and it was a major jump in appearance and maintenance compared to the older butted aventail.

Still have to stitch the back on, but review should be within the week or so.