Frodo's mithril shirt

[Hez]

Does anyone have any good pics or info on the coat of mithril that Frodo wears in LOTR? I'm getting into armor, and would love to have a replica of this.

 

[SgtFang]

Does anyone have any good pics or info on the coat of mithril that Frodo wears in LOTR? I'm getting into armor, and would love to have a replica of this.

You'll need a super tight closeup of the braiding on the yoke, but you can get the ultra tiny chain mail by the foot here-

Whiting & Davis Homepage

Just ask them for the smallest, brightest ring mesh they've got. :thumbsup

Good Luck!

-Sarge

 

[Prop Collector]

That shirt was worth more than the whole Shire. Hope you've got the funds!

 

[Hez]

Sarge - Thanks!

Prop Collector - :lol

 

[Treadwell]

Well, here's John Howe's interpretation:
http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Image:John_Howe_-_Mithril.jpg

...or you could always write to Mathom House and see if they could send you some images.

 

[Kris]

If I recall correctly, the hero prop real silver, making it so valuable Elija Wood never got to wear it, just a t-shirt with just a metal mesh ... :lol Wasn't it on some DVD?

 

[Hez]

The hero prop was a machine made 'shark suit', of the kind worn by divers when they swim openly with sharks to protect them from bites. And yes, it was so valuable that in most scenes, he was wearing a collar with some chainmail attached to it, rather than the full shirt.

I'm planning on watching all the behind the scenes stuff on my extended editions today to see if there's any info on there, though I don't remember any.

No one has any pics of the collar?

 

[Goodwolf]

I kinda find it hard to believe, given as much money and effort as they spent on other props, that the hero mithril shirt was machine made. Could be wrong on that though.

Also my understanding of why Elijah wore only the collar with a little mesh wasn't so much due to the value of the shirt, but because a real shirt like that, regardless of the material, would be pretty heavy, and not the light, airy, tshirt weight piece of clothing we're led to believe it is.

 

[Hez]

Well, that's what I've been told about how the shirt was made. I can't remember where I read it originally, but various experienced chainmail makers that I've spoken to are of the opinion that it looks machine made. There's apparently not much difference between handmade and machine (at least to the untrained eye), although handmade items which use rings as small as on the mithril shirt can tend to be somewhat fragile, and certainly not armor standard.

You could certainly be right about why he didn't wear it all the time...the value of the prop was the reason I heard, but that didn't make a lot of sense to me. Yes, it's expensive, but hardly unique...if it was damaged, they could just buy another...