Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - In Search of the Spanish Colonial 'Cuera' Armor

M ELEY · 23rd August 2009, 10:54 AM

Hello, Jim. This is an intriguing subject and one that by coincidence, has interested me of late. I have been trying (and failing miserably) to find a copy of a book called 'The Leather Jacket Soldier' by Odie Faulk, copywrite 1971. It is long out of print and I didn't want to spend the huge price that some of the book sellers offer it for. Are you familiar with this volume or does anyone on the forum have a copy? Can they recommend it? I had a particular interest in it because it also covers the weapons and accutrements of the Spanish colonial soldiers, including thier lances, espada, leather armor, boots, spurs,etc. Anyway, thought I would mention it. Perhaps inter-library loan is called for here...

23rd August 2009, 10:54 AM	#5
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,073	Hello, Jim. This is an intriguing subject and one that by coincidence, has interested me of late. I have been trying (and failing miserably) to find a copy of a book called 'The Leather Jacket Soldier' by Odie Faulk, copywrite 1971. It is long out of print and I didn't want to spend the huge price that some of the book sellers offer it for. Are you familiar with this volume or does anyone on the forum have a copy? Can they recommend it? I had a particular interest in it because it also covers the weapons and accutrements of the Spanish colonial soldiers, including thier lances, espada, leather armor, boots, spurs,etc. Anyway, thought I would mention it. Perhaps inter-library loan is called for here... Last edited by M ELEY; 23rd August 2009 at 11:25 AM.