06-08-2013, 10:43 PM
In the Warring Sates period in China the Asian Rhinoceros was hunted to extinction because of the desire to make armour from its hide.
Quote:Villani (14th C) wrote that a cuirass made of four layers of "cordovan leather" renders the wearer impervious to any weapon.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books