Message from @Kaytee
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butted mail is not _remotely_ stab proof
you need riveted rings for that
welded... depends on how good the welds are
if it's little electrical wire welder spot welds sort of shit, no better than butted
suppose I could order some, stab it and then post results
will protect from cuts, but not a stab
ok yeah i wouldn't trust that tbh
seem to be prett strong welds
also, thing about maille
if you want to actually wear it, it has to be fitted to you
rivets aren't much stronger as its mild steel tbh
it also looks awfully thin
mail is as strong is other links
not _neccesarily_ bad, but
about distributing force
which only weorks while the rings are all connected, if you can split them, well, stops being effective
and honestly even riveted i'm not sure that would stop a modern knife
for vests the issue if fitment is less important, for sleeves it becomes more important
>modern knife
even mediocre knife steels, given a half-decent geometry, will punch through mild steel sheet thicker than those rings
i'm talking full chinkshit knife steel here too, not "mediocre by the standards of knife nerds"
steel's way better than it was when maille was relevant
Im not sure how that figures into anything as most knives would have mainteined integrity
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this is weirs
are you drunk
for a stab you dont need to worry about edge retention, you need to worry about having enough strength to punch through armor
which for the soft stainless you can get for this sort of price, this thin
any cheap shit knife will do without even caring
14 gauge in a ring is pretty hard to punch through, tbh
i immwstchib my progamrr.frind play gwent
this is weirs
i immwstchib my progamrr.frind play gwent
I doubt it will cut through mail.
they don't even say what steel it's made of aside from "stainless"
ancient steel was softer but it wasnt butter soft
which tells me 1. it's very cheap and 2. definitely not hardened
wouldn't risk getting stabbed wearing this crap
anyone serious about stabbing you will get right through it unless it's literally a child with a butterknife
ah yes