Here's an upload of my battle-jacket at last... It's actually the Mk. III of it. Here we go:
*BASE*
It's an ASOS long-sleeve jean jacket (2012 I think), in a chemically-faded black. The sleeves have been removed as well as the collar, which has been cut to +/- 2/3 of its original size, and reset above a riveted mail collar base (I'll come back to that). The jacket has been shortened in length: I've removed the bottom band, sewn a custom one and added the strap for the bottom button. The jacket has been adjusted a bit to my build on the side seams too.
*PATCHES*
The BP is custom-made from a contemporary bootleg shirt which has been stiffened with a hot-melt base. The GYJ Army patch is for Graveyard Johnnys, a British punkabilly band. Batmobile is a legendary Dutch neo-rockabilly / psychobilly band. I'm still looking for a few patches/badges, so I might add / rearrange patches a bit, burt not too much - it'll pretty much stay this airy.
*RIVETED MAIL*
It's a replica of XVth century mail / maille, in soft steel. It's been made by a gifted craftsmen from the USA years ago, who's not active anymore, and partly reassembled by me. It's a wink to my Medievalist background / former career, and former Living History activities. The collar piece is a direct reference to the "hausse-col" which was frequent in XVth century armour, and I thought that the front mail patch looked good - it also symbolically protects the heart. Plus mail is steel, and steel is metal, right? ;)