Board Thread:Middle Earth Roleplays/@comment-26347028-20160815113037/@comment-26863727-20160816205745

It carries a great deal of relevance. It's not much better than a gambeson alone. Here's footage from ARMA that shows thrusts against riveted mail.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kl-ec6Ub7FM

As you can see, the half-swording was the only thing that would have had a hope of causing real injury. Whereas a piece butted mail can be ripped apart by your bare hands, as seen at about 2:40 in this video.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VtJS1MziI98