Marksman Coat

The Marksman coat is a padded defensive coat that is usualy worn over armor for extra protection and is used by nearly every missle unit of the Nefadric Empire. Sometimes the coat is worn seperatly as standalone armor.
The coat has long sleeves, reaches down to the weares knees and can be closed in the front by a a series of metal buttons that are covered by a flap to ensure resistance against elements.
The coat has a hood which can be adjusted by a set of drawstrings. The drawstrings are tipped by metal aglets that keep the fibers from unraveling.
At the height of the wearers abdomen there is a set of loops that allows an equipment belt to be worn over the coat while also securing the coat more thightly.

Civil Varriants

Due to the great popularity of the Marksman Coat, many civilian varriants have been created by nefadric tailors and armorers.

Mechanics & Inner Workings

The Marksman Coat is

Civil Varriants

Civil can be easily spotted by thier colours, as they are not allowed to match neither the duty nor parade colours, thier main difference, however, is that civilian coats are much less to completely un-armored, than thier military counter parts.
One should also note that if civil versions have any Buckle System at all - it is incompatible with all military modules as thier buckles have mismatched biting on pourpouse. Attaching a military module to a civilian coat or the other way arround, requires illegal modification.

Manufacturing process

The padded coat is crafted in three parts, two sleeves and a body with shoulders. They are swen together using a flexible leather ring at the armscyes, this weakspot is covered by the shoulder of the body into which the sleeve is integrated.
The individual parts are constructed from a series of quilited layers of leather, linen and wool. To make this armor material the individual layers are placed in

Significance

With it the Equipment Buckle System was invented, which now one of the distinguishing features of the marksman coat and it's varriations and one that makes the Nefadrim stand out on the battlefield. Today, the highly modular Quick Buckle System enables greater flexibility for nefadric commanders, as gear can be customized on the fly.
Nefadric taliors and armorers have also profited from the introduction of the Equipment Buckle System, as they have been able to not only introduce civilian modules to the market but also participate in design challanges hosted by the Nefadric Empire for special mission equipment modules.

Item type

Armor

Used by

• Omyhx Stalker Coat

Related Technologies

• Equipment Buckle System

Owning Organization

The Nefadric Empire

Rarity

The Marksman Coat is a very common sight within the Nefadric Empire, and usually a feared one beyond it's borders. The marksman coat is the nefadric standard issue armored coat for any missle unit of the Nefadric Imperial Forces. Those who wear a different coat are very like likely to wear one of it's many varriations.

The coat is no longer limited to just military, less armored, civil versions are sold to hunters and those wishing to engage in recreational archery. Even completely unarmored civil versions are in fact very popular as they are considered quite fashionable due to the great pride the Nefadrim take in thier military. Especially those that are loosely based on officer varriants enjoy even more popularity, though are usually only available to wealthy patricians due to thier sheer cost.

Raw materials & Components

• Fur
• Cattlehide Leather
• Various metal components
• Aglets
• Studs
• Buckles
• Buttons