Description

This is a high quality scarf made of commercially knit wool. The color is a dark military navy blue. Commercially knit goods are extremely under represented in the Living History venue. They were common in the era and sold in all quarters. A very significant number of issue undershirts were commercially knit, but due to a myriad of difficulties in properly reproducing them and their relative lack of acceptance in the community, few are being produced today. Commercially machine knit clothing items in the era available to the average citizen/soldier include drawers, shirts, socks, sweaters, gloves and scarves. The machine process of producing various knit goods and material was developed well before the Civil War period. (there should really be more sweaters worn in the field!) This scarf is very versatile, measuring relaxed at appr. 44-46″ long and 12-14″ wide. As in all knit goods, especially commercially produced close knit garments, they have an “elastic” property. The finely knit ribs run length wise so the width can be stretched easily to about 16″, the length will still stretch to about 48″. This allows one to use the scarf to very comfortably wrap the face, put over the top of the head covering the ears and the back of the head and neck, etc. The closeness of the knit makes for a soft and warm result, weighing in at over 8 oz. We also have a number of these scarves without the stripe if your prefer – same price – just put a note with the order. We were able to purchase a small quantity of these period appropriate wool scarves at a very reasonable price and are excited to offer this quality item for your winter campaign comfort – at a significantly competitive price so you don’t have to break the bank for a decent winter kit. Priced to you at a third of retail!  NOTE: ONLY SCARVES WITHOUT STRIPE IN LIMITED INVENTORY LEFT.