Of Sorts for Provincials

Information on 18th century American firearms, the Virginia back country and related material culture.

Friday, December 22, 2017

North Carolina Militia Arms 1755

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 NC 1750 county map By 1756, North Carolina Militiamen were required and be "provided with a well fixed Gun, and a Cartridge Box...
Monday, November 13, 2017

Georgia Continentals recruited in Virginia, or Crackers in linen kilts

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At the beginning of the American Revolution, Georgia found itself poorly equipped to wage war, and a small and impoverished population di...
Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Some brief notes on Ethnic Dress in Colonial America

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  ethnic 1 a : of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, natio...
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