4th

Connecticut Regiment, 1778, Valley Forge

Coats, outer garments: Best:

Regimental Coat- brown faced red, made to company pattern, from Kochan

broadcloth, Childs brown Kersey, or other wool pending approval.

Acceptable:

Hunting shirt- Split front hunting shirt of tow cloth

Sleeved waistcoat- (worn underneath hunting shirt)

Unacceptable: Other Regimental coats, pullover hunting shirts, smocks, frocks, civilian coats.

Waistcoats: Best:

Plain cloth waistcoat, with or without sleeves, round cut or with skirts made of

white, brown, “mixed”, light or striped colored wool or linen.

Unacceptable:

Non-Period Fabrics of styles

Legwear:.

Best:

Overalls. Linen, Tow cloth, fulled or plain wool, kersey or flannel. White,

natural, red, blue, striped, or checked.

Acceptable:

Plain cloth breeches. Brown or light coloured best. (at least 2 pair of breeches

should be represented in the company)

Leather breeches

Trousers of duffel or linen

Unacceptable:

Linen breeches, which there is not documentation for, and would be cold anyway.

Hats: Best:

Black felt hat. Round or cocked, perhaps trimmed with yellow tincey lace.

Accceptable:

Knit cap of period style in lieu of a felt hat only if you have no felt hat.

Unacceptable:

Leather or felt caps,

Shirts: Best:

Shirt cut to period style. Tow cloth, or other coarse linen, checked or striped linen

or flannel, as well as plain flannel.

Blankets: Best:

Wool Blanket. Plain white, Dutch, 2 ½ or 3 point, or civilian.

Knapsacks:

Best:

Warner Knapsack. Either painted or left unpainted.

Acceptable:

Blanket roll.

David Uhl Knapsack

Accoutrements: Best:

Soft pouch of company pattern, with a leather shoulder strap. Corresponding

shoulder belt, frog, and scabbard for bayonet, only if you have one.

Acceptable:

Soft pouch not of company pattern. If sufficiently similar will be allowed.

Tin cartridge canister.

Unacceptable:

Belly boxes, Any British Pouches, “New Construction” pouches, powder horns.

Muskets:

Best:

French 1763/66 musket. With or without sling, or bayonet

Acceptable:

Other earlier pattern French muskets. i.e. 1717, 1728, 1742, etc. up to the model

of 1763/66. With or without bayonet or sling.

Brass mounted musket roughly conforming to Council of Safety specifications.

This would include short and long land pattern muskets.

Unacceptable:

1777 or later French muskets, Fowling pieces, rifles, etc.

Canteens:

Best:

Wooden “cheesebox” or staved canteen

Acceptable:

Tin Canteen of half moon or kidney style

Unacceptable:

Rumlets, jacked leather water bottle, glass bottles covered in leather or wicker.