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Sir Ulrich

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Maille rings
« on: 2011-08-12, 03:35:43 »
Ok so I ordered some rings from GDFB 2 months ago and they still haven't come. I am gonna call them tomorrow to cancel the order because I for one am tired of waiting for something I could easily get elsewhere. Anyone know any other good sources of riveted maille rings that I can order to replace the rings that are damaged in my hauberk. (only a few rings are missing rivets, maybe around roughly 10 or 15). I don't mind them not matching the rest of the hauberk as long as they got a blackened texture on them I'm not too picky about what kind of rivet they have as long as I can buy a riveting tool cheaply.. Debating on just getting them from Icefalcon cause I know if I order them there I WILL get them...
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Re: Maille rings
« Reply #1 on: 2011-08-12, 14:16:12 »
I believe Icefalcon's the one to go to these days...I think Rautskegg knows him; www.icefalcon.com I think it is.

I wonder what the hold up is with GDFB though, they're usually very good at getting product out, or so I thought.
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Re: Maille rings
« Reply #2 on: 2011-08-12, 15:02:42 »
Yeah, I back-ordered some through KoA months ago, and still no word. No idea what's going on.

This was with the Sugarloaf helm that I ended up selling to Ser William. That gives you an idea of the time-frame.
« Last Edit: 2011-08-12, 15:03:23 by Sir Edward »
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Re: Maille rings
« Reply #3 on: 2011-08-12, 15:17:38 »
Wow...I've had that myself for two months now.  :)
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Re: Maille rings
« Reply #4 on: 2011-08-13, 01:50:51 »
Hey, the Hauberk I ordered is GDFB. Came in less than a week.
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Re: Maille rings
« Reply #5 on: 2011-08-13, 20:22:53 »
IceFalcon is backordered as much or longer sometimes; I think I waited 3 1/2 months for my mail skirt. His prices are reasonable and he's very responsive if you contact him, so I've bought from him a few times, but a quick phone call or email to see if he has them in stock might be good. GDFB backorders can take a while sometimes, and if it's backordered from GDFB, the only chance of getting it now would be someone who has it in stock already.
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Re: Maille rings
« Reply #6 on: 2011-08-15, 15:20:58 »
You bought a maille skirt?  You're gonna armor up your wife?  Been trying to talk my wife into doin that for the past coupla years.  lol
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Re: Maille rings
« Reply #7 on: 2011-08-15, 18:35:28 »

lol. That's why I usually refer to it as a mail fauld. :)
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Re: Maille rings
« Reply #8 on: 2011-08-15, 20:40:39 »
tee-hee cross dressing knights!
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Re: Maille rings
« Reply #9 on: 2011-08-16, 03:14:25 »
I'm quite annoyed that my rings aren't arriving anytime soon. As I said I planned to use them to replace the crappy rings in my hauberk (prolly roughly 30 rings to replace I would gather, judging by the 5 rings that the rivets came OUT of >_>) and to make myself a set of maille gloves or mittens.
http://www.swordforum.com/forums/showthread.php?77236-My-quot-new-quot-maille-gloves...-Mark-I
Now that is exactly what I want to make basically, a set of gloves like that with riveted maille on the back of them, maybe even the plated cuffs as well. Just not sure the diameter the rings are if thats 9MM or 6 MM maille, I'd assume you need 6MM due to fingers being smaller.
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Re: Maille rings
« Reply #10 on: 2011-08-16, 14:36:26 »
That is a rather ambitious project, Ulrich...lookin forward to see what you come up with.
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Re: Maille rings
« Reply #11 on: 2011-08-16, 14:58:50 »
I was going to suggest Therion Arms riveted maille mitten swatches which, unfortunately, appear to be sold. :(

All the GDFB mail mitten rings are round and all the butted and riveted appear to be back ordered everywhere (even on the GDFB corporate website).
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Re: Maille rings
« Reply #12 on: 2011-08-16, 21:28:30 »
Quote from: Sir Edward on 2011-08-15, 18:35:28

lol. That's why I usually refer to it as a mail fauld. :)

Can I borrow that idea? I posted about it today on another forum and someone gave me a description of how to fix the neckline - and I realized they probably thought I meant shirt. Sigh.
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Re: Maille rings
« Reply #13 on: 2011-08-17, 13:40:32 »

Yeah, that will probably help avoid misunderstandings. :)
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Re: Maille rings
« Reply #14 on: 2011-08-17, 14:24:14 »
Quote from: James Anderson III on 2011-08-16, 21:28:30
Quote from: Sir Edward on 2011-08-15, 18:35:28

lol. That's why I usually refer to it as a mail fauld. :)

Can I borrow that idea? I posted about it today on another forum and someone gave me a description of how to fix the neckline - and I realized they probably thought I meant shirt. Sigh.

Haaaaaaaaaaaaa...that made my morning, Sir James.  Glad to know I'm not the only one who 'misunderstood'!  lol
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