Pirate captain, Golden age of piracy (1690s- 1720s)
This captain has a cloth cap edged with rich fur. That is similar to those caps which are seen in period pictures of seaman. The long coat is based on period (1690-1730) pictures of mariner’s long coats. Like here http://www.britishmuseum.org/collectionimages/AN00353/AN00353778_001_l.jpg there an English man on the right. Also here a Dutch captain http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL762/3253847/6655055/87454715.jpg and this is English sea gunner http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL762/3253847/6655055/85757518.jpg
He has a “Doune” full metal pistol with so called ram's horn decoration on the butt. These kind of Scottish pistols were made since mid-17th century so the gun was period correct (while it was later highland soldiers that made these guns well known, when they started to use them in mid 1700s). The gun is based mainly on this gun's pictures http://nms.scran.ac....0-100-079-361-C and some pictures of later examples.
The Captain has another typical flintlock as well as an leather ammo box. His cutlass has a period typical shell guard and the man has typical pants, stockings and undercoat or waistcoat. The Shoes are ordinary.
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