leather question

[KarenS]

  Can anyone tell me what the name of the yellow leather that was used for  kits and crafts in the 70s - 80s? Someone gave me a gun scabbard that had not been used that they did not want.  It was stamped, dyed  stamping areas and edges. Supposedly a relative had bought it in Mexico. When I looked inside the case, it indeed had not been used and the flesh side was yellow. Just wondering what kind of leather this was might be made of? 

[RudolfNL]

This yellow leather is called 'natural leather'. It was widely used for crafts, artwork and kits in the 70s and 80s. It usually has a rich yellow colour and is made from sheep skin.

[tsunkasapa]

It is most likely a latigo. A combination tannage.

[fredk]

I also say Latigo

afair many of my old hobby/craft books of the 1970s say to use latigo in the projects