Chainmail - A Great Beginners Armor

A great type of armor to start out with is chainmail, especially if your budget is limited.  Chainmail, or sometimes just called mail, consists of metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a protective cloth-like material.  Some credit the Celts in inventing chainmail in the 3rd century B.C.  The Romans adopted the Celts chainmail armor and used it for their infantrymen until the first century A.D.  It has also been found in India and Japan.

My first Chainmail Shirt

 

4 in 1 Chainmail Pattern

Pros:

• Requires very few tools
• Material is inexpensive
• Skills are very easy to develop
• Can be made in any space (living room, apartment, etc.)
• Can be done while watching TV
• Making chainmail doesn't make a lot of noise (like other armors)

Cons:

• Very time consuming