11-13-2012, 10:24 AM
Hi Mark and welcome.
Seastrom is the cheapest supplier of metal washers that I have found.
http://www.seastrom-mfg.com/
You need to determine how accurate you want the display to be. Any riveted mail supplies you find commercially are not going to look much like Roman mail. But it hardly matters if you are only trying to impress the average layperson. I wouldn't bother with riveted mail at all if it was just for display. You can make a good-looking hamata just from alternating rows of butted and solid links. I'd also recommend galvanised iron because you don't want the hassle of trying to keep it clean. Mail has a huge surface area and is highly susceptible to rust.
Seastrom is the cheapest supplier of metal washers that I have found.
http://www.seastrom-mfg.com/
You need to determine how accurate you want the display to be. Any riveted mail supplies you find commercially are not going to look much like Roman mail. But it hardly matters if you are only trying to impress the average layperson. I wouldn't bother with riveted mail at all if it was just for display. You can make a good-looking hamata just from alternating rows of butted and solid links. I'd also recommend galvanised iron because you don't want the hassle of trying to keep it clean. Mail has a huge surface area and is highly susceptible to rust.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books
