Burgonet - opinions please

[Raf]

Yes image 1 looks like a terrible travesty but presumably the vendor had some evidence that it was at one time covered hence the modern fabric. The other images are Venetian sallets which illustrate better what I was thinking of. A covering with metal embellishments secured by staples , hence the pairs of holes in odd places.

[AHorsa]

Thanks for those interesting images. Now I understand what you mean That might be an explanation for those wholes