Is it possible to cut through chainmail?

When the mail was not riveted, a thrust from most sharp weapons could penetrate it. However, when mail was riveted, only a strong well-placed thrust from certain spears, or thin or dedicated mail-piercing swords like the estoc, could penetrate, and a pollaxe or halberd blow could break through the armour.

Can you stab through chainmail?

Although chain mail can stop a stab from a fat blade, a thin blade can push through some chain mail hauberks (mostly those of low quality). As a complete armor system (mail+gambeson), chain mail was fairly warm to wear.

Can a sword slice through chainmail?

ANSWER:Actually, a lot of swords can cut chain mail on a good hit. As such, due to their blade profile, chainmail wreaks havok on a Katana. Even the mighty 9260 blades are damaged as you can see in Martin ‘Oz” Austwicks Test to Destruction of a Cheness Shura.

Can an axe cut through chainmail?

You are certainly not going to see people cutting through mail with an axe or sword. Maybe, maybe, force the tip through a bit, but hewing will just dull your edge. Bottom line, people wore armor because it worked.

Can you cut through armor?

The edges can still be used against more lightly-armored opponents: no matter how effective a sword is against forms of armor such as brigandine and mail, no sword, no matter how sharp, can cut directly through plate armor. For most of the medieval period, fighters would use a sword and a shield together.

Can daggers Pierce chainmail?

Can a dagger pierce chainmail? – Quora. Sure, with enough force. Chainmaile doesn’t excell at protecting against thrusting and piercing weapons like spears, daggers, poniards, arrows and bolts. They protect best against mass weapons and slashing attacks.

Would chainmail stop a bullet?

Cheaper armor like chain mail (which is the sort of thing a more common soldier might wear; knights were essentially ‘special forces’) isn’t useful against bullets, though heavier plate armor can stop bullets pretty well.

Can chainmail stop an arrow?

Bodkin arrow – probably yes. It depends on many factors like distance between archer and his target, angle of impact, draw of bow, etc. But even if an arrows penetrates the mail, it will not kill the soldier wearing it.

Can a katana cut through chainmail?

No. The reason is that metal armour is pretty much sword proof. You cannot cut through armour plate or riveted mail unless in very lucky cases. The techniques with katana are more like slicing.