"Coat of Plates: Often what is thought to be "studded leather," the coat of plates is a leather jack with metal pieces riveted to it on the inside so that only the rivets are visible. Knights consistently wore it before plate came to be common."
http://www.umass.edu/rso/swords/Pamphlet.html
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