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Sources for Required Clothing and Accouterments
The following are suggested vendors for the items listed in our Gear and clothing list. In most cases, you may construct them yourselves if you have the skill and access to materials/tools required. We will post patterns as they are developed or found available.
· Black cocked hat, no cockade (Clearwater Hats, C. D. Jarnigan Co., or Barkertown Sutlers) · Jockey cap with red turban (home made from blanks available at a variety of sources) · White linen shirt (Ft. Downing Trading Company or other sources) · Blue and white checked linen shirt (variety of sources) · White neck cloth (either cravat or stock) · Black neck stock (C&D Jarnigan Co. or G. Gedney Godwin) · Stock clasp (G. Gedney Godwin or C. D. Jarnigan Co.) · Blue jacket with red trim on cuff (Ft. Downing Trading Company) · Red wool waistcoat (Ft. Downing Trading Company or Jas. Townsend & Son) · Navy Blue 1750 pattern coat with red trim (Ft. Downing Trading Company or C & D Jarnigan) · Breeches - navy blue, preferably navy wool AND navy linen (Ft. Downing Trading Company or Smoke and Fire Trading Company) · Stockings – wool preferable (Ft. Downing Trading Company, Jas. Townsend & Son, or Smoke and Fire Trading Company) · Buckle shoes (Jas. Townsend & Son, Smoke and Fire, Robert Land or Fugawee Shoes) · Black gaiters (Ft. Downing Trading Co. or C. D. Jarnigan Co.) · Black garters (G.Gedney Godwin) · Linen fatigue/Wagoner’s smock (Ft. Downing Trading Co. or Smoke & Fire Trading Co.) · Fatigue cap (Ft. Downing Trading Co.) · 1728 Brown Bess Transitional Model with sling, hammer stall, flashguard, and bayonet (Loyalist Arms) · Bayonet scabbard (G. Gedney Godwin) · 18 hole Government Accouterment Set (Stuart Lilie Saddlery) · Waistbelt with double frog (Natural leather, Quartermaster General) · Cartridge pouch with vent pick and brush (British Hard Bottom Pouch from Quartermaster General) · Belt axe or tomahawk (various sources) · Musket maintenance materials (various sources) · British pattern canteen (Jas. Townsend, Smoke and Fire, G. Gedney Godwin, or C&D Jarnigan) · Standard size British haversack (Colonial Marketplace Chuck Casada) · British F&I style hair-on leather knapsack (Stuart Lilie Saddlery) · British Issue White blanket(s) with blue stripe (Northwest Traders) · Tumpline for blanket – usually home made · British cavalry model tent (Panther Primitives or Tentsmith Tents) · Cup, bowl, & spoon ( trencher and fork optional) (Various sources) · Clasp or belt knife appropriate for your income and the period (Various sources)
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