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Old 28th Sep 2022, 11:24
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Originally Posted by langleybaston
Are they not gaiters? Puttees are cloth bandages to be wound round the calf and secured by a tape, surely.
Incorrect, Putees were wound around the calf and rapidly used to undo themselves and trail behind you..
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