10-16-2006, 05:05 PM
Christian,
I think that's sensible. I suspect that one reason arguing in favor of leather is cost and ease of replacement. If you want a fancy molded relief head plate, it might be easier to make it from leather than from metal. As it is decorative anyway, it wouldn't make any difference to the object's defensive properties. Also, most of this stuff was painted, so leather might take paint better.
Travis
I think that's sensible. I suspect that one reason arguing in favor of leather is cost and ease of replacement. If you want a fancy molded relief head plate, it might be easier to make it from leather than from metal. As it is decorative anyway, it wouldn't make any difference to the object's defensive properties. Also, most of this stuff was painted, so leather might take paint better.
Travis
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