Re: (WWI Doughboy) Puttees, (nazIGamaschen, (Viking) Winingas, (rural Essex) Yorkies « Reply #24 on: December 25, 2009, 06:38:09 am » i dunno if anyones made mention of this but you put in your title ' (ww1 doughboy) puttees' and well doughboy was the moniker for american ww1 troops and the american troops wore leggings which are laced up. World One War: Puttees and How to Wrap Them. The traditional puttee was 9 feet long and made of wool serge which was wrapped from ankle to knee for the infantry and the opposite way for the cavalry. The puttee also had a length of cotton at the top which was wrapped around the leg and tied to secure the wrapping.
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