Leather Armor? (NO HOLDS BARRED!!)

[Matt Lukes]

My opinion is that the leather ones also existed. That's as much as I will say with any conviction.

I certainly have no trouble with the idea that leather armor COULD have existed in Imperial times, but the singular lack of any actual evidence really doesn't allow for the idea to continue past an interesting possibility. Since, as I wrote, I see other explanations for the sculptural depictions, I don't see them as being hugely compelling- but they are interesting nonetheless.

Fortunately, there's a lot of postulation in archaeology and reenactment and until the archaeological record is complete, there will continue to be.

And who knows, actual artifacts may be found some day- if I recall correctly, there was little evidence for the Lorica segmentata save for sculptural depictions prior to the discovery of the Corbridge Hoard, and there are still sculptures that show armor we've never seen.

Matt