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Plan9 · 02-17-2011, 08:43 AM

...and I'd also get my ass kicked in Halo. Your point? It's dork armor. Bearded dorks of all sizes dress up and beat each other with blunt swords.

Stop being so sensitive, Cuthbert. Keep talkin' shit and I'll pop you in the gorget.

/armor jokes

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Leather armor has its place. According to the Medieval Arms & Armor (an art elective at my college, no shit). A thick leather jacket is certainly slash resistant. Think motorcycle jackets. Boiled leather armor consisted of sections of leather boiled until they were hard and fastened atop a regular leather garment. Studded leather armor featured pieces of metal (or scales) affixed to it so that it was lighter than chain mail and more flexible than plate armor. Leather is also a good buffer under metal armor in situations where something like an arming coat / doublet isn't sufficient padding such as at joints.

02-17-2011, 08:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	...and I'd also get my ass kicked in Halo. Your point? It's dork armor. Bearded dorks of all sizes dress up and beat each other with blunt swords. Stop being so sensitive, Cuthbert. Keep talkin' shit and I'll pop you in the gorget. /armor jokes ... Leather armor has its place. According to the Medieval Arms & Armor (an art elective at my college, no shit). A thick leather jacket is certainly slash resistant. Think motorcycle jackets. Boiled leather armor consisted of sections of leather boiled until they were hard and fastened atop a regular leather garment. Studded leather armor featured pieces of metal (or scales) affixed to it so that it was lighter than chain mail and more flexible than plate armor. Leather is also a good buffer under metal armor in situations where something like an arming coat / doublet isn't sufficient padding such as at joints. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake." Last edited by Plan9; 02-17-2011 at 08:53 AM..