Absolutely. 4 way interlinked iron chain links making a shirt easily deflects most edged or pointed weapons with only minor bruising. You usually need to wear good leather armor under the chainmail to reduce the bruising. It is just very tedious and expensive to have a blacksmith make quality small but strong link chainmail for you. But chainmail is less expensive than full plate armor.
However chainmail will not deflect crossbow bolts or bullets. (neither will plate)
Naomirox123 says: Eccles-Jordan Trigger maybe they meant chain-mail as in email!
In this case it does not work! It's like a email virus that tells if you dont do "this or that" you'll die or something bad will happen. So just ignore it, nothing bad can happen!
We do not know who invented chain mail, or even where it was invented. There is a link below to an article on chain mail, but I can only hope it can help.
with a spam filter
Yes.
Because the chain mail is metal, it conducts the heat away from the skin leaving you feeling cold so the vests were there to keep them warm. Also, if you were to take a hard hit onto chain mail on bare skin, the rings would cut into the skin. Sure, not as bad as if the soldier hadn't had the mail, but still an injury. So, padding was needed.
Cause they felt like it
Chain Mail
no chain mail is 100 o\o utterly fake
Chain mail is linked rings of metal.
A chain mail is 'un maillon' in French.
We do not know who invented chain mail, or even where it was invented. There is a link below to an article on chain mail, but I can only hope it can help.
Chain mail keeps you lightly armoured and still light on your feet.
Since Chain mail is not a weapon, it is legal in all states, and everywhere else in the world.
If you're a guy, put on a chain mail. If you're a gal, put on a chain mail bikini, and e-mail result to me.
The cast of Chain Mail - 2008 includes: Natalie Voyce as Larni
The cast of Chain Mail - 2007 includes: Tom Elkins as Steve
Try wearing chain mail down to your knees and then mount a horse! Skirts don't sit well on a horse rider, that's why women traditionally rode sidesaddle. If you go to battle on horseback, better to wear a short chain mail vest with chain mail shorts.
There cannot be chain mail services in the United States because the sending of chain mail letters is a form of gambling and violates the US Penal code Title 18.