Mail is a fabric of interlinked steel rings, and it stayed in use across Europe and Asia for well over a thousand years.Riveted or buttedIn butted mail the ring ends simply meet. In riveted mail each ring is overlapped and pinned. Historical armour was riveted, because a butted ring opens under a thrust while a riveted one holds. Butted mail is lighter on the wallet and fine for costume and display; riveted is what a reenactor or a serious collector wants.Hauberks, coifs, gauntlets and voiders, made to order.