Leather armor The leather armor and leather jacket are lightweight body armors made from tanned animal hide , offering protection from firearms and melee damage . " Note : " that most raider armor s are made from parts of leather and metal , and are covered in a separate article . Variants . One - sleeved leather jacket . The hip leather jacket is a relic from the pre - War times . It has only one sleeve left and offers more style than protection . Combat leather jacket . This heavily padded leather jacket is unusual in that it has two sleeves . You ' ll definitely make a fashion statement whenever , and wherever , you rumble . Tunnel Snake leather jacket . A " Perfecto " style leather jacket with a snake emblem on the back , has two sleeves , worn on top of a Vault 101 jumpsuit , used by the Tunnel Snakes gang in Vault 101 . Motorcycle football armor . This type of leather armor was originally designed for motorcycle football and other dangerous contact sports . It is likely that the simple construction techniques required to produce armor of this design made it a popular choice following a nuclear disaster . It provides moderate protection , and the light construction makes it easier to dodge attacks while worn . Unfortunately , it provides little to no protection against explosions or plasma attack . Motorcycle football armor Mk II . A superior version of the motorcycle football armor design , finely crafted from tanned brahmin hide . One - sleeved leather armor . A full black leather armor with one sleeve and bits of different outfits , like motorcycle clothes and football shoes . One - sleeved lightweight leather armor . A hand - modified suit of one - sleeved black leather armor for reduces its overall weight and increase its ability to protect with a more rugged black leather . One - sleeved leather armor , reinforced . A reinforced version of the one - sleeved black leather armor , equipped with brown leather protective and crafted with a tanned strong and robust black leather . Midwestern Brotherhood leather armor . < section begin = " Midwestern Brotherhood leather armor " / > The Midwestern Brotherhood of Steel designed their own version of the leather armor , as a standard issue for all human members of the organization . It is a finely crafted armor from tanned brahmin hide , some part colored in orange , and with rusted orange metal legs . < section end = " Midwestern Brotherhood leather armor " / > Midwestern Brotherhood leather armor Mk II . A superior version of the Midwestern Brotherhood of Steel leather armor with a new design for the torso , more reinforced than the mark I version with more layer of orange tanned brahmin hide . Gecko - backed leather armor . A one - sleeved leather armor with radiation , fire , and poison resistances . Gecko - backed leather armor , reinforced . A reinforced one - sleeved leather armor with radiation , fire , and poison resistances Leather armor . The armor appears to be a brownish jacket that has several leather layers strapped onto it , first two shoulder pads and gauntlets , then one more smaller shoulder pad layered on top of the right shoulder . Several straps hold it together and it depicts two belts . Behind the scenes . All leather armor with one sleeve are based on the one worn by in " " .