British Redcoat...

irishamericanlad said:

does anyone have a good pattern and or good screen shots of a revolutionary war British Redcoat uniform. I am going to be filming the poem The highwayman and need to get cracken on the hardest costumes..
also i am looking for some resin british Brown Bess rifles...

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tk5378 said:

Try Jas Townsend - they have an online store with patterns available, just know that sewing those coats is a pain.

As for resin brown bess's, I wouldn't know where to start on that one...but the live firing one's can be gotten relatively cheap from Dixie Gun Works in Tennesse.

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Laffo said:

Here is your correct cloth, Wool Melton, it's unbelievable quality, the right weight, color, width and price.
http://www.militaryheritage.com/wool.htm

Jas. A. Townsend does not sell a Redcoat.
I see them on EBay all the time, though they usually are on the small side.

Here's patterns:
http://www.mrsmcleans.com/patterns/Eighteenth.html
http://wmboothdraper.com/Patterns/mens_patterns.htm
http://www.longago.com/colonialmen.html

These are a ***** to make.

Tons of places to look if you don't want to sew, like this:
http://www.sutlers.co.uk/acatalog/Napuni.html

Your Brown Bess:
http://www.militaryheritage.com/muskets.htm
http://www.militaryheritage.com/musket1.htm
http://www.jaegerkorps.org/NRA/The Redcoat's Brown Bess.htm

Hope this helps:
http://www.revwar.com/reenact/
http://www.reenactor.net/colonial/rev_war.html
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/bcortez/revwar/revwar.html

Laffo.

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Laffo said:

I'll take the job.
I've got all this stuff from researching Pirates and other stuff like my ultimate Santa Suit. No problem. Use the Re-Act groups, they may be willing to rent you a kit, and you won't have to sew anything. Those guys are usually super nice and the same kind of dorks we are - just for History. Hell I'd be surprised if there aren't any here as members.

Sucks you're in Texas - East Coast would be easier to find that on. Check some local Re-Act groups as the Mexican Army had a red Coat that looked Rev. War under Santa Anna. That might work for you.

This is a pretty well traveled military history, so costumes are readily available. I've never found one for me - but I'm 6'6".

Looky here... One search...
http://cgi.ebay.com/1776-Revolution...ptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116
I've seen better, but that's the first look. They sell em out of Hollywood all the time.

And here you go:
http://cgi.ebay.com/REVOLUTIONARY-W...ptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116
Laffo.

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Laffo said:

I knew some East Coasters here would have the in.
Laffo.

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