Officers would have the money to standardize their garb if they wanted to, though - a tradition probably inherited from various knightly/fraternal orders and their celebrations.
This was far from the case for most actual foot soldiers and militiamen; the average Dutch militiaman was probably wealthier than your average Spanish footsoldier (for example) and would thus be able to look respectable on patrol, but having a garment specifically for patrolling would be a bit much to ask.
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Date: 2014-10-18 10:24 pm (UTC)This was far from the case for most actual foot soldiers and militiamen; the average Dutch militiaman was probably wealthier than your average Spanish footsoldier (for example) and would thus be able to look respectable on patrol, but having a garment specifically for patrolling would be a bit much to ask.