04-08-2009, 07:31 PM
Quote:Tawed leather, like every other leather, can be rendered flexible or rigid. I don't see that as a valid point.
Ummm...that was my point. You said tawed leather was not as supple. There is a long history of alum tawing in the mediterranean, but a specific use as armor I do not know.
Paul M. Bardunias
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