07-26-2014, 12:03 PM
Have any, are there any, actual examples of a leather armour cuirass that have survived?
Whilst comparing equivalents of thickness for the same protection, it is also true that some armour is better than none and thinner leather (or indeed stiffened linen were used for lighter armour) can still be efficacious against some knife-strikes or ranged arrows, for example.
Only of use where lighter weight is therefore traded for protection - for metal is normally superior.
Whilst comparing equivalents of thickness for the same protection, it is also true that some armour is better than none and thinner leather (or indeed stiffened linen were used for lighter armour) can still be efficacious against some knife-strikes or ranged arrows, for example.
Only of use where lighter weight is therefore traded for protection - for metal is normally superior.
