Ring Mail

A curious form of armour seen only briefly in Britannia, Ring Mail was used most commonly during the events of Ultima V. At a weight of 4 stones, it was lighter than scale armour (at 6 stones), but heavier than leather (2 stones). Its protective value was also between these two armour types, with a defensive value of 3, compared to 2 for leather and 4 for scale.

For unknown reasons, ring mail fell out of use after Ultima V, perhaps because upgrading from leather to scale or even chain was more practical.

Trivia

 * Historically speaking, use of the term "mail" for this armour may have been a misnomer, since it is usually applied only when rings interlock (as seen in chain mail). See ring mail on wikipedia for more historical information.