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Jim McDougall · 16th February 2017, 06:12 PM

I would think that contemporary variants would be somewhat in this same nebulous area of classification as transitional examples, as naturally either personal or localized regional styling and preference in features would call for such cases.

It would seem something would leave the transitional stage when one or more characteristics are left behind becoming the new or more current form.
In many cases, particularly with Spanish arms and armour, older and even technically obsolete forms were often still preferred, particularly in the New World. Whether these were simply easier obtained than newer forms by the self supplied individuals in these expeditions and colonizations using surplus obsolete items or deliberately commissioned is anybody's guess.

16th February 2017, 06:12 PM	#4
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,196	I would think that contemporary variants would be somewhat in this same nebulous area of classification as transitional examples, as naturally either personal or localized regional styling and preference in features would call for such cases. It would seem something would leave the transitional stage when one or more characteristics are left behind becoming the new or more current form. In many cases, particularly with Spanish arms and armour, older and even technically obsolete forms were often still preferred, particularly in the New World. Whether these were simply easier obtained than newer forms by the self supplied individuals in these expeditions and colonizations using surplus obsolete items or deliberately commissioned is anybody's guess.