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The European buff coat (the term deriving from the ox or buffalo hide from which it was commonly made and its yellowish colour) was an item of leather clothing worn by cavalry and officers during the 17th century, it also saw limited use by some infantry. [1]

20 relations: Armour, Buff (colour), Cavalry, Clothing, Cod, Cowhide, Cuirass, English Civil War, Gambeson, Hand-to-hand combat, Harquebusier, Jerkin (garment), Littlecote House, Lobster-tailed pot helmet, Moose, Munition armour, Musketeer, Pike and shot, Tudor period, Water buffalo.

Armour

Armour (British English or Canadian English) or armor (American English; see spelling differences) is a protective covering that is used to prevent damage from being inflicted to an object, individual or vehicle by direct contact weapons or projectiles, usually during combat, or from damage caused by a potentially dangerous environment or activity (e.g., cycling, construction sites, etc.). Personal armour is used to protect soldiers and war animals.

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Buff (colour)

Buff is the pale yellow-brown colour of the undyed leather of several animals.

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Cavalry

Cavalry (from the French cavalerie, cf. cheval 'horse') or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback.

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Clothing

Clothing (also known as clothes and attire) is a collective term for garments, items worn on the body.

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Cod

Cod is the common name for the demersal fish genus Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae.

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Cowhide

Cowhide is the natural, unbleached skin and hair of a cow.

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Cuirass

A cuirass (cuirasse, coriaceus) is a piece of armour, formed of a single or multiple pieces of metal or other rigid material which covers the front of the torso.

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English Civil War

The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") over, principally, the manner of England's governance.

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Gambeson

A gambeson (also aketon, padded jack or arming doublet) is a padded defensive jacket, worn as armour separately, or combined with mail or plate armour.

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Hand-to-hand combat

Hand-to-hand combat (sometimes abbreviated as HTH or H2H) is a lethal or non-lethal physical confrontation between two or more persons at very short range (grappling distance, or within the physical reach of a handheld weapon) that does not involve the use of ranged weapons.

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Harquebusier

The harquebusier was the most common form of cavalry found throughout Western Europe during the early and mid 17th century.

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Jerkin (garment)

A jerkin is a man's short close-fitting jacket, made usually of light-coloured leather, and often without sleeves, worn over the doublet in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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Littlecote House

Littlecote House is a large Elizabethan country house and estate in the civil parishes of Ramsbury and Chilton Foliat in the English county of Wiltshire, near to Hungerford.

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Lobster-tailed pot helmet

The lobster-tailed pot helmet, also known as the zischägge, horseman's pot and harquebusier's pot, was a type of post-Renaissance combat helmet.

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Moose

The moose (North America) or elk (Eurasia), Alces alces, is the largest extant species in the deer family.

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Munition armour

Munition armour (also "munitions-grade armour", "munition quality armour") refers to any mass-produced armour, historically stockpiled in armouries to equip both foot soldiers and mounted cuirassiers.

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Musketeer

A musketeer (mousquetaire) was a type of soldier equipped with a musket.

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Pike and shot

Pike and shot is a historical infantry combat formation that evolved during the Italian Wars before the late seventeenth century evolution of the bayonet.

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Tudor period

The Tudor period is the period between 1485 and 1603 in England and Wales and includes the Elizabethan period during the reign of Elizabeth I until 1603.

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Water buffalo

The water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) or domestic Asian water buffalo is a large bovid originating in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buff_coat

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