Leather armor, reinforced

The Leather Armor, Reinforced is a piece of armor in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
It can be seen in most of the demos shown in E3, being used by the Courier. Its appearance varies from normal leather armor in that its shoulder pads are closer to the same size and appear to be made of or plated with some kind of metal. The armor also looks the same on both male and female, as opposed to the regular leather armor which has different skins.

Significantly, reinforced leather armor has the highest damage threshold of any non-faction light armor short of the Vault 34 security armor and the Chinese stealth armor, but can still be repaired with common leather armor. This makes it very useful for chracters relying heavily on Sneak, or movement speed (Travel Light) since heavier equipped armor increases chance of enemy detection (unless the player has the Silent Running perk), and reduces movement speed.

Locations
Reinforced Leather Armor can be bought from many merchants (including the Gun Runners and at 188 Trading Post) at mid to high levels. It can also be found on Viper Gang Leaders at lower levels, and on regular Vipers at mid to high levels.

Can also be found in the corpse of Trash in the shack on the Old Nuclear Test Site.

Appearances
The Leather Armor, Reinforced appears in Fallout: New Vegas.