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Author Topic: RE: Riflemens frock  (Read 272 times)

Offline IronBull

RE: Riflemens frock
« on: October 09, 2010, 12:38:34 AM »
Would a Mountain Man worn a Rilfemans Frock?
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Offline Gordon H.Kemp

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« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2010, 03:09:19 AM »
Good qyestion? my guess would be "YES" ! At least those that first  ventured into the mountain man territorys first . The frock was a common item of wear for many years amongest those that ventured into the new ar eas of the country. Some of our resident experts on clothing should be along shortly .
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Offline cb

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« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2010, 04:31:21 PM »
yes - as noted especially in the earlier period they would have been made of cloth (linen or hemp), but there is also documentation for leather ones and these continued to be worn into the 1860's.
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Chuck Burrows aka Grey Wolf

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« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2010, 05:34:01 PM »
probably the for runners of the   wonderful great coats to
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