Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26149161-20160321154543/@comment-27587913-20160329015541

I agree madman, in the past it is undeniable dwarves wore plates, likely during the third age they would have worn plated-mail

See this is chain mail, with rectangular metal plates over the chest, (known as plated mail, thorin was described as wearing gold plated mail, coincidence?)

it is likely the compromise of this argument

The problem with adding chain mail everything is there were no chain mail leggings, people wore mail-kilts or leather pants.