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Fatigue Cap II

Remember this thing? Nothing wrong with it per se. There is plenty of evidence for floppy elf caps. Eighteenth century soldiers wore these  to preserve their expensive cocked hats when it was time for manual labor. For instance, there are these hearty chaps toiling away on the defense of Boston in 1775: Lieutenant General Archibald […]

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Eagles!

I received an offer I could not refuse. These crack shots are the Oxford Light Infantry. They can be seen at Old Sturbridge Village, and represent all that is sexy and good in New England militia from the first quarter of the 19th century. All their brass plates and buckles are silver plated. Their coats […]

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