[MR] Buff coat?

[David Chessler]

Thanks. I had not thought to look under the English Civil war (that's sort of
out of period for us), but the pattern hasn't really changed 

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Received: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:29:02 PM EDT
From: Jennifer Dobyns <jendobyns at verizon.net>
To: David Chessler <chessler at usa.net>Cc: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
Subject: Re: [MR] Buff coat?

> Page 37, Osprey Men at Arms Series "The English Civil War" and  
> several pages (photos and illustrations) of their "New Model Army  
> 1645-60".  Not sure about the pattern, but it's fairly straight  
> forward looking, perhaps "Cut of Men's Clothes" would be a starting  
> point.
> 
> If you can access any websites for English Civil War groups in the  
> US, some local to Storvik, someone there should be able to help you.   
> And if you're free on Saturday and can get to the Privateer Festival  
> in Fells Point (Baltimore), I think Joe Marek of Marek's Privateers  
> could probably tell you where to find the info.  He used to do, maybe  
> still does, English Civil War.  And if Bob Giglio is still playing in  
> the 17th Century, under Queen's Life Guard or some such thing, he  
> should be able to help.  Try googling that group.  They were local.
> 
> Genevieve D'Aubigne
> 
> On Apr 16, 2009, at 11:26 AM, David Chessler wrote:
> 
> > I'm looking for an illustration (or pattern) for a "buff coat".  
> > Supposedly, they were fairly common in the 16th C and later, and  
> > many were found on the Mary Rose. However, I have not found any  
> > illustrations as to what one looked like in period.
> >
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