a sturdy, soft leather helmet

This conical leather helmet is joined together with two strips of stiff cowhide, and fastened with four rather dull metal studs. The rim fits rather low on your head, just above your eyebrows.

It is a sturdy, soft leather helmet (flawless, new).
It can absorb a very small amount of damage and provides awful protection.
It fits you well.
It weighs a couple of pounds.

You identify a sturdy, soft leather helmet.
It is a piece of soft leather armour.
It absorbs 45% of damage points, up to 3.
It weighs two pounds and three ounces, and it is worth about one silver and eighty copper.
Its keywords are helmet, leather, soft, and sturdy.