File talk:Antique Japanese (samurai) kusari (chain armor) closeup.JPG

This looks quite a bit of zink coated 1mm steel wire. I have made this kind of mail myself. I think this mail has been added to original cloth to show how it has looked like with the mail.

• • This is a picture of real antique Japanese mail from the 1860s or earlier, it is black lacquered, the lighting and glare just make it look like another color.samuraiantiqueworld (talk) 18:44, 11 March 2014 (UTC)