Titanium Chainmail Half Hauberk / Voiders – Dome Riveted Flat Rings – Lord of Battles

This half-hauberk is woven from titanium rings, alternating dome-riveted rings with solid flat rings. Titanium gives the mail more strength for its weight than mild steel, which is why Lord of Battles builds this piece from it rather than standard steel wire.

It covers the arms, collar, armpits, and sides of the torso, with a tapered cut so it lies flat against the body instead of hanging loose. It's built to go under a brigandine or plate cuirass, filling the gaps at the joints and torso sides that the hard armor doesn't close, while skipping the areas the outer armor already protects to keep total weight down.

The rings are 9mm in diameter and 17 gauge in thickness, alternating riveted rings with solid flat rings row by row. That's a genuine riveted maille construction, built to take real wear rather than just hang for display.

The Medium weighs 6 lbs 14 oz. Sizes run Medium (37"-43" chest, 20" sleeve), Large (43.5"-49" chest, 20.5" sleeve), and X-Large (49.5"-55" chest, 22" sleeve). Lord of Battles recommends sizing up from your usual shirt size, since the armpit area can get tight once you're wearing it over a well-padded gambeson.

Being titanium keeps it light and durable, which suits medieval sport combat, long stretches of reenactment, and stage or theatrical fighting where you need chainmail that holds up without adding excess weight. It's designed as an underlayer worn beneath plate or brigandine armor rather than as a standalone piece.

It's worn over a gambeson or other padded arming garment and underneath plate armor or a brigandine. This layering is exactly why it's cut as a half-hauberk rather than a full one, covering the gaps a brigandine or plate cuirass leaves open at the arms, collar, and torso sides.

The lower torso and hips are left uncovered on purpose, since that area is typically already protected by the exterior plate or brigandine and can be further covered by a separate maille skirt if needed. Leaving it off here keeps the overall weight of your armor kit down while still protecting the parts a brigandine or cuirass can't reach.

Titanium resists corrosion better than mild steel, so it needs less babying, but it's still good practice to wipe it down after sweaty use and let it dry fully before storing it to keep grime out of the riveted joints. Store it somewhere dry and give it an occasional light oiling if you'll have it packed away for a while.