Swords vs heavy leather - how well would it work as armor?

*** More leather tests *** Shooting with a crossbow: Cutting with axes: Having started my channel in 2007 with sword tests against leather I now come full circle and do it again, this time in much better video quality and with extremely thick, tough vegetable tanned leather (6mm / 15 oz). Can it withstand cuts and thrusts from various blades? *** The weapons used in this video *** The Caithness (a Scottish medieval arming sword) by Albion The Knecht (a two-handed Kriegsmesser, “war knife“) by Albion - pre-owned with scabbard: Albion Knecht Mark II Sword with two custom scabbards&afid=28632&tm=14&im=1 Viking sword by Ronin (not released yet, as of October 2015) Longsword by Dynasty Forge (not released yet, as of October 2015) Viking light axe by Sharp Blades Roman gladius (Mainz type) by Raven Armoury Intro by Heidaz Music: 1.) “The Night of the Feeries“ by Butterfly Tea (no longer available on ) 2.) “Smart Little Trolls“ by Sonic Farms ******************************************************************************** My favorite online store for buying swords (worldwide shipping): Channel-related shirts and stuff: Some recommended knife makers on Amazon: Knives|Columbia River Knife & Tool|Buck Knives|Benchmade|Fallkniven|Spyderco|SOG Specialty Knives&rnid=2528832011&tag=skallagrim-20 Want to help fund future videos? My Facebook page: