Guys, since we did not have this in a topic format yet, I decided to start one with my questions. I would really like to see pictures and links to pictures and sources, if possible. I plan to either buy or, preferably, make some leggins in the near future and would like to hear some advice on what is right and what is not. My first question is, were there any suede or grain leather military leggins that would have been acceptable for the WB period? With some patterns this would definitely be doable for me with leather and my preferred route. It is possible that I maight be able to make my own with canvass if a pattern source were available or with an old leggin to autopsy for said pattern.
As a stand alone element of the early military uniforms, can anyone educate me/us. Who used them, infantry, cavalry, enlisted men, officers, etc etc? Did it fill a real military need after the turn of the century or had it just become an icon that awaited its demise? What sort of evolution did they go through as an issued uniform part or were they just to common to have any sort of history?