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'Studded leather' and 'leather armour' are gifts to the world from D&D, rather than being actual historical armour types, at least in the western hemisphere.

There is reference to tourney armour being made of 'cuir bouilli' (hardened leather; the exact hardening method being subject to a lot of debate), sometimes gilted. This was, however, for use in tournament combat with batons, not with steel swords, and definitely not for use with sharpened steel.

In the eastern end of things, there was lacquered leather used, but I'm not particularly up to speed on it; I believe that that was mostly lamellar type armours, rather than using large leather plates.



There is, however Brigandine, where t here are two layers of leather or fabric with metal plates riveted between.