"Jacobite" garb

[BoldHighlander]

Very nice overall! My questions about the musket have already been answered (that is unless you know of anyone that might make a functional version of the French 1717 model) but where did you get the tartan coat?

Loyalist Arms manufactures this & early British arms (as well as Dutch, Spanish & Scottish weapons).

If you want do-it-yourself kits, you can try the Rifle Shoppe. They manufacture the French 1717 model, as well as early British, Dutch, Scottish & Spanish arms.

Good luck

[am1745]

Thanks to the mods for initiating this forum! I'll start the ball rolling....

We occasionally hear mention of "Jacobite" items of clothing, be it "Jacobite Jackets" or "Jacobite Shirts." The problem here is that the period of the Jacobite Risings in Scotland encompassed the period from 1689 to 1746, and fashions changed and evolved quite a bit during that stretch of years (even in the "backwards" Highlands!).

Here's a look from the beginning of the period, with belted plaid, hodden grey doublet, and woad-dyed blue bonnet:



And here's one fromthe tail-end of the period, the `45 Rising, with philabeg, tartan coat, and indigo-dyed bonnet (indigo imports got cheaper in the intervening years) with the white cockade (not worn in earlier risings):



Quite a different look between the two extremes of the Jacobite era...!

Nice one, where did you get the jacket in the firsr picture?

[Woodsheal]

Nice one, where did you get the jacket in the firsr picture?

A reenactor friend's wife made it for me. The pattern is simply a typical mid-1600's doublet with slashed sleeves, pretty much worn throughout Europe at the time....

[Woodsheal]

Very nice overall! My questions about the musket have already been answered (that is unless you know of anyone that might make a functional version of the French 1717 model) but where did you get the tartan coat?

That particular jacket is nothing more than a sleeved waistcoat from this pattern.

Speaking of the M1717, here is what it should look like:







The version sold by Middlesex Trading is halfway decent, other than for the boneheaded decision to reproduce it with a steel rammer! But, as the French did retrofit some of their muskets with metal rammers in the 1730's and '40's, that feature can be somewhat justified....

[BoldHighlander]

The early French muskets always did have such beautifully graceful lines!

Speaking of the M1717, here is what it should look like:







The version sold by Middlesex Trading is halfway decent, other than for the boneheaded decision to reproduce it with a steel rammer! But, as the French did retrofit some of their muskets with metal rammers in the 1730's and '40's, that feature can be somewhat justified....

[BoldHighlander]

Might I add another great resource / option for historically researched patterns is: Reconstrusting History.

[Galloglass]

thay twa must hae been lairds thay wir weel dressed maist ordinari clansmen didnae hae say fanci claithes nor shin on thair feet nor hae a musket ,maist highlanders wir jist workin men fer a laird ain wid hae thair faimli sword fundit bi thair faithir ait anithir battle in amangst thi thatch bit moni just yaised thair workin shuchs maybi a axe aur a scyth wi a woodin handel, Thi Highland regali seen here ain maist picturs is part militari kit

[andyfg]

Brian, what an interesting thread. You are a mine of information! Great pics too.

[Ancienne Alliance]

Most interesting !

Thank you for posting these.


Best,

Robert

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Might I add another great resource / option for historically researched patterns is: Reconstrusting History.

I'll second this recommendation. Kass McGann really does her research well. We try to keep all of their patterns pertaining to Highland dress in stock in our gift shop.
http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/patterns.htm