Author Topic: Swiss of the 1560s-1580s... (Read 1269 times)

Condottiere · « **on:** 30 September 2017, 04:31:02 AM »

From the blog, Kriegsbuch: Researching and wargaming the wars of 1560-1660: Swiss military clothing 1564-1587...

Swiss pluderhosen were like shorts, while Landsknechts wore baggy capri pants...

Metternich · « **Reply #1 on:** 30 September 2017, 08:41:04 PM »

Thanks for posting that. A sketch I had not seen previously.

DintheDin · « **Reply #2 on:** 04 October 2017, 09:55:33 AM »

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!

Codsticker · « **Reply #3 on:** 05 October 2017, 12:28:21 AM »

The fellow on the left looks like he has fabric bits sewn onto his sleeves; is that what I am seeing?

Condottiere · « **Reply #4 on:** 05 October 2017, 12:57:37 AM »

Thanks for posting that. A sketch I had not seen previously.

All the images on his blog are new to me...

Had assumed that the length of plunder-pants was a preference, not a mark of allegiance.

Condottiere · « **Reply #5 on:** 05 October 2017, 01:02:51 AM »

The fellow on the left looks like he has fabric bits sewn onto his sleeves; is that what I am seeing?

Could be, but it could also be the lining being pulled through the slashing, a style pioneered by Italians in the late 15th Century:

Codsticker · « **Reply #6 on:** 05 October 2017, 03:53:05 PM »

Oh yeah- that makes more sense.

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