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by Vicinity9635 935 days ago
I have a titanium chainmail shirt: https://www.etsy.com/listing/505806057/titanium-chainmaille-... (me in 2nd pic)

It weighs just 6.6 lbs. (the page says 6.5 but I had to have him add a bit cause I got too swole in the lats a couple of years ago.)

It's fun to have someone try it on then watch them struggle as they can't figure out how to get it off lol

If you bend over and stick your arms down it basically slide off on its own.

What's really interesting is the ringing sound it makes when you play with it or move around wearing it, it's a noticibly higher pitch than steel is.

I also have a necklace/spacepen lanyard, wallet chain, and coif made of titanium by Bim also. My keyrings and bottle opener are also titanium. It's such a cool metal. Kind of a pity it makes a very poor knife blade. Speaking of: I also replaced the screws and hinges of my bespoke Benchmade knife with titanium ones, because why not?

A bit obsessed as you can tell.

tl;dr I have a mithril shirt

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Curious how durable a Ti shirt would be. Could it save you walking down a dark alley at night?
Looks like they're just butted rings, so you're relying on the rididity of each ring to resist opening up.

Welded or rivited rings would be much more robust. Especially vs piercing weapons, like arrows or fighting knives.

But much more expensive.