Leather armor, reinforced

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

Characteristics
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. It is significantly darker and the pants are baggier than it's original counterpart. It is only used by the best mercenaries, or those who can afford it.

Significantly, reinforced leather armor has nearly the highest damage threshold of any non-faction light armor. Vault 34 security armor and the Chinese stealth armor, are also non-faction with higher DT, yet reinforced leather armor has more than twice the health of those armors and can still be repaired with common leather armor, making it far easier to keep in good condition. This makes it very useful for characters relying heavily on Sneak or movement speed (especially with the Travel Light perk), since heavier equipped armor increases the 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.
 * Can (sometimes) be looted from a corpse inside the Prospectors' Den, located southeast of Primm and southwest of the Emergency Service Railyard.
 * The Travelling Merchant who hangs out near the Mojave Outpost can have it for sale sometimes.
 * It can be looted off of the prospectors at Camp Searchlight.
 * Can be given to the player as a gift for earning 1,875+ chips at the Vikki and Vance Casino in Primm.
 * Can also be found on the 2nd floor of the Bison Steve hotel in Primm
 * Most Powder Gangers in Vault 19 wear a set
 * It can be found on a dead prospector's body in Nipton Hall

Behind the Scenes

 * The armor is very similar to the armor worn by ‘Mad Max’, a recurring factor in the [Fallout] series.