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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Buckskin jackets

 

I was always baffled by the leather fringes on the traditional, buckskin shirts as shown in movies. The thongs are too short to be useful for much.

Looking at these jackets, I see a ghillie suit that softens and fuzzes-up the silhouette of a human. 

3 comments:

  1. Originally the fringes were there as a drying aid as they wicked water and increased the area exposed to air.

    wes
    wtdb

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  2. Wes's comment is what I have read in the past, an aid to drying the surface. I had not considered the ghillie suit comparisons but that makes sense as well.

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  3. Don't discount the 'swishing off' of insects too.

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