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Real Chainmail. Precision Rings. Dragon Scales.
Saw-cut aluminum jump rings in vivid anodized colors, genuine dragon scales for cosplay and armor, and complete DIY craft kits. Every ring prints exact SWG wire sizing. Free US shipping on every order.
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Featured Supplies & Best Sellers
The most popular saw-cut rings, dragon scales, and armor gear trusted by armor crafters and fantasy builders.
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Anodized Aluminum Jump Rings
Price range: $8.51 through $60.88
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Bright Aluminum Jump Rings
Price range: $4.64 through $56.23
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Anodized Aluminum Scales
Price range: $41.51 through $42.28
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Bright Aluminum Scales
Price range: $15.93 through $19.03
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Complete Chainmail Kit Clasp Assortment
$11.30
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Chainmail Shirt & Coif Set — Black Finish
$189.99
Saw-Cut, Never Pinched
Every aluminum ring is cut with precision jeweler blades for smooth, 100% flush closures that will never scratch skin or snag delicate garments.
Guaranteed SWG Gauge Precision
We strictly measure in Standard Wire Gauge (SWG). We never substitute thinner AWG wire, ensuring your weave aspect ratios remain structurally tight and accurate.
Vivid Anodized Hard-Coat
Our colors are chemically anodized and sealed directly into the metal alloy. Won't flake, peel, chip, or rub off during intense weaving sessions.
Rings, by the spec that matters
Aspect ratio — inner diameter divided by wire — decides which weaves a ring can physically tie. Pick the spec, then the colour.
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18 SWG · 9/32″ ID
AR 6.2
European 4-in-1 · Byzantine · European 6-in-1 · Half Persian 4-in-1 +3 more
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14 SWG · 5/16″ ID
AR 4
European 4-in-1 · Byzantine
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16 SWG · 7/32″ ID
AR 3.5
European 4-in-1 · Byzantine
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14 SWG · 3/8″ ID
AR 4.8
European 4-in-1 · Byzantine · European 6-in-1 · Half Persian 4-in-1 +2 more
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18 SWG · 5/16″ ID
AR 6.8
European 4-in-1 · Byzantine · European 6-in-1 · Half Persian 4-in-1 +3 more
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18 SWG · 1/4″ ID
AR 5.3
European 4-in-1 · Byzantine · European 6-in-1 · Half Persian 4-in-1 +3 more
Dragon scales, by size
Size sets coverage, the ring it hangs on, and how heavy the finished piece is. The hole in the scale decides the ring — it is not a preference.
Plan the build before you buy.
Counts, the right ring for the scale, estimated metal weight, and how many whole packs that actually is — priced from the shelf, right now.
Every colour on this row is the same price, so your total does not move when you change it.
Assumes: Cylinder 4" flat = 8" around x 5" body (40 in²) + 1.27" radius base (5.1 in²). = 45 sq in of fabric.
What the build takes
What to put in the cart
1 pack (100 scales)
Anodized Aluminum Scales - Black, Large
$42.28 each
2 x 1 oz packs (~374 rings)
Bright Aluminum Jump Rings - 16 SWG 5/16" ID (AR 5), 1 oz
$4.87 each
2 rings per scale plus a 30% buffer for edging and losses. Scales sell 100 to a pack; rings sell by weight, and we compare the whole-pack total for each available ring pack size, then show the cheapest single-size option. Prices are read live from the shop, so this is the shelf price right now — not an average.
Coverage and ring specs are the scale manufacturer's own published figures. Project sizes are the dimensions named above — measure yours and use Custom if it differs.
16 gauge · 7/32″ ID — the workhorse ring
Same label. Two different rings.
“16 gauge” names two different wires. SWG wire is 0.063″; AWG is 0.051″. On the same 7/32″ inner diameter that difference moves the aspect ratio from ≈3.5 to ≈4.3 — a visibly looser weave under the same product name.
We stock SWG and print the wire standard on every ring listing, so the weave you plan is the weave that arrives.
| System | Wire dia. | AR @ 7/32″ ID | What that weaves |
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| 16 SWG | 0.063″ / 1.6 mm | ≈ 3.5 | Tight European 4-in-1 — what we stock |
| 16 AWG | 0.051″ / 1.3 mm | ≈ 4.3 | Looser drape — common elsewhere under the same label |
AR (aspect ratio) = ring inner diameter ÷ wire diameter — the number that decides which weaves a ring can tie. Never mix wire standards inside one project.
Field guides
The things worth knowing before you spend money. Open one to read it here, or follow through for the full guide.
How to make a Byzantine bracelet The chunky two-tone rope. Start here.
Byzantine is the weave most people mean when they say "chainmaille bracelet" — a dense rope that looks knotted and sits heavy on the wrist. One ring size throughout, so there is nothing to match. Two pliers and about an hour. The full step-by-step, plus which of our rings have a high enough aspect ratio to actually tie it.
Open the tutorial →Why 16 gauge is two different rings The trap that ruins a project before it starts.
“16 gauge” names two different wires. SWG is 0.063″; AWG is 0.051″. On the same 7/32″ inner diameter that gap moves the aspect ratio from about 3.5 to about 4.3 — a visibly looser weave, sold under an identical product name. Mixing the two standards inside one piece shows as a seam you cannot unsee. We stock SWG and print the standard on every ring listing.
Read the full guide →Butted vs riveted chainmail Which one you actually need, and what each costs.
Butted rings are pressed closed; riveted rings are overlapped and pinned the way battlefield mail actually was. Riveted survives impacts that spring butted rings open, and costs several times more because every ring is riveted individually. Butted is right for costume, LARP, ren faire, theatre, photography and display. Riveted is right for contact reenactment and historical accuracy.
Read the full guide →The scalemail dice bag The project most people start with.
A 4″ × 5″ drawstring bag is about 45 square inches of fabric once you count the base — roughly 94 large scales and 245 rings. The planner on this page works the counts for any size, and tells you how many whole packs that actually is, which is what the cart charges.
Read the full guide →Aluminium vs polycarbonate scales Weight versus the metal look.
Both weave identically and hang on the same rings. Anodized aluminium keeps its colour because the colour is in the surface rather than painted on, and it looks like metal because it is. Polycarbonate runs roughly 40% lighter and shrugs off impact, which matters on a full torso piece worn all day. Shelf pieces want aluminium; long-wear costume wants poly.
Read the full guide →Chainmail on cast iron Why a ring mat beats steel wool.
A mat of interlocked stainless rings lifts stuck food off a hot pan in seconds without stripping the seasoning, and unlike steel wool it does not shed or rust. Hot water, scrub in circles, rinse, dry on the burner, wipe a thin coat of oil. It lasts years because it is one piece of steel.
Read the full guide →Chainmail glove sizing Measuring for a cut-resistant glove.
Industry sizing bands, how to measure your hand for them, and what changes when the glove is for oyster shucking rather than general cut protection. Note we do not currently stock gloves — this one is here because the sizing question keeps coming up, not because it sells anything.
Read the full guide →