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Buff coat - Heavy coat from buff-leather worn alone for light protection or under armor.

http://www.bowstock.co.uk/fullbuff.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.128.142.186 (talk) 09:49, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.royalarmouries.org/extsite/view.jsp?sectionId=461

I agree, title space reclaimed from a redirect to Buffy coat.KTo288 (talk) 09:33, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Buffs[edit]

How about a reference to the East Kent Regiment - the Buffs? 24.108.87.94 (talk) 04:55, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I believe the EKR were called the Buffs because of the facing colour of their tunics, but nothing to do with actual buff coats. Yorkist (talk) 08:29, 19 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"so-called because of its yellowish colour"[edit]

That is the wrong way round. The term 'Buff' comes from the French boeuf referring to the bovine source of the leather from which buff coats were made. The colour term 'buff' is derived from the colour of the tanned ox-hide.

See http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/buff

— Preceding unsigned comment added by JF42 (talk • contribs) 17:26, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Recent edits[edit]

"... however ,that even as late as 1696 it was customary for Horse soldiers on active service to wear buff coats." Just one of many instances of late 17th C use that I found. Urselius (talk) 15:07, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]