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it all depends on how big the maille garment is.

a short maille byrnie (roughtly the shape and size of a t-shirt) should normally weigh about 8-10 kilogrammes. (17-22 lbs), while a larger hauberk, which has sleeves and goes down to the wearer's knees could weigh closer to 18-20 kilogrammes (39-44 lbs).

(exact weights of course vary, not only with how big the armour is, but also how its made - most European maille was made by linking 4 other rings into each link. Some parts consisted of 8 links connected to 2, making it stronger and stiffer - but ovbiously, twice as heavy - but was often used for small throat protection peices called Standards... Some Japanese chain (called kusari there) was linked with 1 link into 6 rings.

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