Chain Mail Shirt

The word itself refers to the armor material, not the garment made from it. A shirt made from mail is a Hauberk if knee-length, Habergeon if mid-thigh length, and Byrnie if waist-length. Mail leggings are called Chausses, mail hoods Coif and mail mittens Mitons. A mail collar hanging from a helmet is camail or aventail. A mail collar worn strapped around the neck was called a Pixane or Standard.

Mail was a highly successful type of armor and was used by nearly every metalworking culture in North Africa, Europe, and Asia. Its use spans from around 300 BC to the dawn of the 20th century and beyond, a period of over 2500 years. Today it remains in limited use in stab vests and a number of other applications. It is also used in reenactments, decorative uses and jewelry.

Shirt measurements:

Measurements are approximate and are taken with the item laying flat and then doubled where necessary.

Neck opening approximately 8 inches and 22 inches around overall
Neck opening to Sleeve end approximately 22 inches
Underarm to Sleeve end approximately 13 inches
Shoulder to Underarm approximately 8 inches
Shoulder to bottom of Shirt approximately 30 inches
Underarm to bottom of Shirt approximately 25 inches
Shirt around Bottom approximately 50 inches
Will fit sizes Medium up to an Xtra Large in Men's sizes

Due to the properties of chain mail it will conform to many shapes and sizes, it also makes it quite hard to measure.

Chainmail is armor made up of thousands of tiny metal loops linked together.

Think of it as a more flexible version of platemail. And in some ways it was more effective than Platemail - particularly in that it was lighter than plate and allowed the wearer more freedom of motion.

Hood available through separate purchase!