![Buff coat 1,2, buff belt 3, gilt-silver sword hilt 4, buff arm-piece and glove 5,6, toledo sword 7, blade and scabbard 8, and hilt 9. Copperplate engraving by J. Hamilton from Francis Buff coat 1,2, buff belt 3, gilt-silver sword hilt 4, buff arm-piece and glove 5,6, toledo sword 7, blade and scabbard 8, and hilt 9. Copperplate engraving by J. Hamilton from Francis](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/T0438K/buff-coat-12-buff-belt-3-gilt-silver-sword-hilt-4-buff-arm-piece-and-glove-56-toledo-sword-7-blade-and-scabbard-8-and-hilt-9-copperplate-engraving-by-j-hamilton-from-francis-groses-military-antiquities-respecting-a-history-of-the-english-army-stockdale-london-1812-T0438K.jpg)
Buff coat 1,2, buff belt 3, gilt-silver sword hilt 4, buff arm-piece and glove 5,6, toledo sword 7, blade and scabbard 8, and hilt 9. Copperplate engraving by J. Hamilton from Francis
![Buff coats, worn under armor by cavalry and officers, could stop a sword cut or even a musket or pistol balls Buff coats, worn under armor by cavalry and officers, could stop a sword cut or even a musket or pistol balls](https://www.thevintagenews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2016/12/lead-856.jpg)
Buff coats, worn under armor by cavalry and officers, could stop a sword cut or even a musket or pistol balls
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