Raider armor ( Fallout : New Vegas ) Raider armor and matching raider helmets are pieces of in " " . Characteristics . The armor provides a Damage Threshold of 4 and can be repaired with other raider armor , while the helmet provides a damage threshold of 1 and can only be repaired with other raider arclight helmets . Armor . Raider sadist armor . This armor consists of what appears to be metal chaps adorned with severed hands , and a leather plate of sorts worn on the left shoulder . Raider badlands armor . A bandolier is draped across the front of the apparently leather overshirt ( vaguely resembling a tank top ) , and on the left knee there appears to be some sort of colander being used as a knee pad . The outfit also includes shorts made from either leather or some variety of canvas - like material . A screwdriver is secured near one boot , presumably to be used as a makeshift boot knife , despite the fact its only function is for aesthetic value . It ' s also feasible that it is the screwdriver used by the player when picking a lock . Raider blastmaster armor . This armor consists of various leather belts supporting a tire worn on the left shoulder , and a leather gauntlet with a raider arclight helmet attached to it . This may have been used as a small shield for the raiders . What appears to be a heavy duty quilt , wrapped around a pair of leather pants , and completed with sandals , protects the lower half of the body as well as the shoulder and head area . Raider painspike armor . The women have breast coverings made of metal strainers , that , if looked at very hard , you can see a sort of white nipple covering resembling the cups of a bra . The men have what appears to be an AC vent strapped onto their chest with leather belts . Both the male and female versions have black , torn skinny jeans with metal plates with spikes welded on to them held on by more leather straps covering the crotch and hip regions . Helmet . Raider arclight helmet . The raider arclight helmet is the supposed matching helmet for the raider sadist armor , but it also goes well with raider blastmaster armor . It mostly looks like a welding helmet used by construction workers . Raiders wastehound helmet . The raider wastehound helmet appears to be constructed of several pieces of heavy burlap crudely stitched together . It also includes eye protection and tufts of hair . There are some visual differences between gender versions of the item , as the female version ' s hair patches go in a straight line down the middle of the skull , similar to a Mohawk , whereas the male version consists of three tufts ; two on the sides and one on top . Raider blastmaster helmet . The raider blastmaster helmet is the headwear component of the raider blastmaster armor , comprised of a fireman ' s helmet worn on top of a gas mask . The blastmaster helmet confers a small ( + 5 ) bonus to your guns and explosives skills . Eye wear can be worn with this helmet , which is useful for characters with the Four Eyes trait . Raider psycho - tic helmet . The raider psycho - tic helmet could be described as a leather skull cap with goggles and handlebars jutting out of the sides of the head . Notes . The sadist armor and painspike armor both show the Vault Boy icon smiling . The others portray him with an angry / frowning face .