02-22-2006, 11:54 PM
So what other function could they serve? As armour they don't work. Even the heaviest flexible leather offers little protection from blunt trauma and virtually no protection from weapon points. It has decent cut resistance but most garments offer decent cut resistance - even an unaugmented subarmalis/aketon. It has decent abrasion resistance, which is fine if you are riding a motorbike, not so useful on the battlefield.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books