What is the best way to repair a chainmail shirt?
If you wear a chainmail shirt, it's inevitable that some rings will come loose. Fortunately, a chainmail shirt is simple to repair.
We sell various types of chainmail shirts, but they're all made in the 1-in-4 construction. This means that 1 ring closes around 4 other rings.
Unrivetted chainmail shirt
If you have an unrivetted chainmail shirt, you can repair the chainmail shirt using chain mail rings and pliers. You simply place a new ring where it's needed and close the ring with the pliers.
Riveted chainmail shirt
A riveted chainmail shirt works largely the same as an unrivetted chainmail shirt. The only difference is the rivet.
Just like with unrivetted chainmail shirts, you can simply place a new ring where it's needed and close it with pliers. When the ring is bent closed, you need to place the rivet using a special rivet plier.
This is a bit more work than with an unrivetted chainmail shirt, but the advantage of a riveted chainmail shirt is that the rings are less likely to come loose. This is especially useful in the armpits, where there's often more friction.
