Chainmail Half Hauberk – Alternating Dome Riveted Flat Rings – Lord of Battles

This maile half-hauberk is intended to be worn beneath plate or brigandine armor to provide an underlayer of chainmail defense beneath the gaps in an exterior brigandine or plate armor. The armor neatly covers the arms, collar, armpits and sides of the torso and by omitting much of the lower half of mail defense it greatly lowers to the total overall weight of ones armor since those areas are already aptly covered by the exterior armor and potentially a maile skirt. It has also been cleverly designed to have a tapered torso so that it lays flat and in-line with the body and your padded armor instead of hanging straight down where it would be far less useful.

The half-haubek is constructed from dome-riveted flat rings which alternate with solid flat rings; this historical mail pattern greatly reduces the amount of riveting needed to construct chainmail by matching and alternating riveted links with solid rings created by a punch. The individual rings are 17 gauge in thickness with an interior diameter of 9 mm.

Please Note: If in doubt about what size to order it is best to order a size larger than your standard shirt size as this mail armor can get tight in the armpit area when worn over a well-padded gambeson. A larger size will be both easier to don and less likely to hinder movement.