What is Cape Sheep ?

[John Lever]

This material has a kind of mystique. Does it have to come from South Africa ? Is it from a haired rather than standard type sheep ?
Is it just sheep leather ?
My A-1 is made from very thin leather but actually feels tough and elastic. Stronger than the sheep leather on my sheepskin jackets that can be soft and prone to de-laminating and degradation. Is this down to the tanning process or to the characteristics of the leather in the pre-tanned state ?

 

[ausreenactor]

Something about Super Hero hide comes to mind...

Couchy

 

[Otter]

Geneticaly enhanced super sheep, bigger, stronger, faster! :lol:

 

[Rutger]

American Leather Chemists Association:

Cape, Skin or Leather: Skin of South African hair sheep. Fine-grained leather, superior to wool sheep for gloves and garments. Loosely applied to all hair sheep, but should be qualified to show origin, if other than South African. (It is uncertain whether the term is derived from “Caper” (Goat) or from “Cape Town.”)