Dhal with repair

[blue lander]

Thanks. It arrived a couple days ago and the repair does look pretty old. There's a smaller cut right next to it that I guess wasn't large enough to be worth repairing. I wonder how effective these hide shields were at blocking a sword blow. They must have been effective enough since people used them.

Any thoughts on what kind of hide this might be? The black outer layer is chipping and peeling off in many places revealing a yellowish layer below.