Historical Artifacts

Eh, yes and no...

Protection is good; but If it's cumbersome enough, it could limit your mobility and put you at a disadvantage against more mobile opponents or multiple assailants.

There's always trade offs; you've just gotta judge whether they benefit you in the situation.

Police officers could wear a hundred pounds of body armor and rarely have a bullet get through; but they'd be too weighed down in everyday patrol to catch criminals when they run, and that's a lot of bulk in their way when going hands on. Trade offs.