Would it be possible to create a flexible and useful armour with woven metal wires?

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Essentially could I make flexible cut proof clothing with flexible metal wire? Or would making the wire flexible require making them so thin that slicing is easy?










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  • What kind of armor are you trying to make? And for what kind of weapons? Because before fire arms: gambeson (basically layers of woven normal clothing) was very popular and effective during the medieval era for normal self defense use. If one added chain mail to that, they basically had what you are looking for.
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  • Cont. But if you're looking for protection on the medieval battlefield then anything less then plate armor (probably with more gambeson underneath) is inadequate. Chain and gambeson and or your metal fabric will only do so much against a lance blow, and just chain mail does nothing for blunt force impacts (that's where the gambeson comes in). And if your world does have fire arms, try woven Kevlar armor instead of woven metal.
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  • What kind of armor are you trying to make? And for what kind of weapons? Because before fire arms: gambeson (basically layers of woven normal clothing) was very popular and effective during the medieval era for normal self defense use. If one added chain mail to that, they basically had what you are looking for.
    – Artsoccer
    17 mins ago










  • Cont. But if you're looking for protection on the medieval battlefield then anything less then plate armor (probably with more gambeson underneath) is inadequate. Chain and gambeson and or your metal fabric will only do so much against a lance blow, and just chain mail does nothing for blunt force impacts (that's where the gambeson comes in). And if your world does have fire arms, try woven Kevlar armor instead of woven metal.
    – Artsoccer
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  • What kind of armor are you trying to make? And for what kind of weapons? Because before fire arms: gambeson (basically layers of woven normal clothing) was very popular and effective during the medieval era for normal self defense use. If one added chain mail to that, they basically had what you are looking for.
    – Artsoccer
    17 mins ago










  • Cont. But if you're looking for protection on the medieval battlefield then anything less then plate armor (probably with more gambeson underneath) is inadequate. Chain and gambeson and or your metal fabric will only do so much against a lance blow, and just chain mail does nothing for blunt force impacts (that's where the gambeson comes in). And if your world does have fire arms, try woven Kevlar armor instead of woven metal.
    – Artsoccer
    13 mins ago
















  • What kind of armor are you trying to make? And for what kind of weapons? Because before fire arms: gambeson (basically layers of woven normal clothing) was very popular and effective during the medieval era for normal self defense use. If one added chain mail to that, they basically had what you are looking for.
    – Artsoccer
    17 mins ago










  • Cont. But if you're looking for protection on the medieval battlefield then anything less then plate armor (probably with more gambeson underneath) is inadequate. Chain and gambeson and or your metal fabric will only do so much against a lance blow, and just chain mail does nothing for blunt force impacts (that's where the gambeson comes in). And if your world does have fire arms, try woven Kevlar armor instead of woven metal.
    – Artsoccer
    13 mins ago















What kind of armor are you trying to make? And for what kind of weapons? Because before fire arms: gambeson (basically layers of woven normal clothing) was very popular and effective during the medieval era for normal self defense use. If one added chain mail to that, they basically had what you are looking for.
– Artsoccer
17 mins ago




What kind of armor are you trying to make? And for what kind of weapons? Because before fire arms: gambeson (basically layers of woven normal clothing) was very popular and effective during the medieval era for normal self defense use. If one added chain mail to that, they basically had what you are looking for.
– Artsoccer
17 mins ago












Cont. But if you're looking for protection on the medieval battlefield then anything less then plate armor (probably with more gambeson underneath) is inadequate. Chain and gambeson and or your metal fabric will only do so much against a lance blow, and just chain mail does nothing for blunt force impacts (that's where the gambeson comes in). And if your world does have fire arms, try woven Kevlar armor instead of woven metal.
– Artsoccer
13 mins ago




Cont. But if you're looking for protection on the medieval battlefield then anything less then plate armor (probably with more gambeson underneath) is inadequate. Chain and gambeson and or your metal fabric will only do so much against a lance blow, and just chain mail does nothing for blunt force impacts (that's where the gambeson comes in). And if your world does have fire arms, try woven Kevlar armor instead of woven metal.
– Artsoccer
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You basically already have that, it's a chain Mail. The wires are just shaped as rings for better mobility and structural strength.



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  • Nitpick, but that fabric looks knitted, not woven.
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You basically already have that, it's a chain Mail. The wires are just shaped as rings for better mobility and structural strength.



Woven fabric
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Chainmail
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  • Nitpick, but that fabric looks knitted, not woven.
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You basically already have that, it's a chain Mail. The wires are just shaped as rings for better mobility and structural strength.



Woven fabric
woven fabric
Chainmail
chainmail






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  • Nitpick, but that fabric looks knitted, not woven.
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You basically already have that, it's a chain Mail. The wires are just shaped as rings for better mobility and structural strength.



Woven fabric
woven fabric
Chainmail
chainmail






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You basically already have that, it's a chain Mail. The wires are just shaped as rings for better mobility and structural strength.



Woven fabric
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Chainmail
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  • Nitpick, but that fabric looks knitted, not woven.
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  • Nitpick, but that fabric looks knitted, not woven.
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Nitpick, but that fabric looks knitted, not woven.
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