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This soldier wears a civilian style doublet, in red wool, lined with linen and shaped and stiffened, with buttons made of  woollen cloth. It is worn unbuttoned over a natural leather jerkin with leather ties. At the neck a bleached linen neckcloth is just visible. His headgear is a broad brimmed felt hat, with a hatband made of plaited ribbon. His issue red wool breeches, now very faded, have pewter buttons and leather pockets. He wears leather overhose, which can be pulled up when riding, and worn natural leather open sided shoes. Both breeches legs and overhose are secured with narrow linen tape.

Powder etc. is carried in a leather cartridge box on a narrow waist belt, worn over the jerkin but under the doublet. The rapier style sword is worn on a wide leather baldric.

His weapon is a small bore doglock cavalry carbine, which may be hung from the buckled carbine sling worn over the right shoulder.