Gun Club Check Appreciation Thread

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

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As you can see, I am able to exercise considerable self-control.


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You are a good man.

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

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As you can see, I am able to exercise considerable self-control.

Even your self-control is of the big-time variety.

Can anyone explain what technically constitutes a gun club check? Or shepherd check for that matter?

Originally Posted by TC (Houston)

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Can anyone explain what technically constitutes a gun club check? Or shepherd check for that matter?

I thought that SC was a gingham pattern with a 2nd color overcheck while GC was a 2-color gingham pattern with a 3rd color overcheck. Might be completely wrong though...

Originally Posted by TC (Houston)

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Can anyone explain what technically constitutes a gun club check? Or shepherd check for that matter?

Harrison of Edinburgh coined the term District Checks at the end of the Nineteenth century, of which there were about thirty, the production of which they took over from Fraser and Smith.

One District Check was the Shepherd Check. This was four by four or six by six black and white.

Another District Check was the Gun Club (Coigach.) This was like a Shepherd Check but in alternating series of black and reddish brown against white. The Gun Club was a reimportation of a pattern lost in Britain but preserved in America.

Things have devolved, or evolved if you prefer, from that time. There were many District Checks that one might call "gun clubs" today, but they were actually checks of their own name and type (Gairloch, Brooke, etc.)

There are also all the modern divergences, but instead of calling then gun clubs it probably makes more sense just to call them checks.

The most famous District Check is the PoW, a variation of the Small Glen Urquhart.


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Originally Posted by Ataturk

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This one looks great to me, but IIRC it's like 8oz--who the hell decided that one?

Originally Posted by gdl203

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I only see two browns but it doesn't really matter. The base of the cloth is a light yellowish tan (at least on my monitor) and the overcheck is a light blue. It is probably a different cloth but I have an Isaia with very similar colors and it definitely looks like a sunny weather coat. Which would also explain the weight.

I like that one, too. It's from the Hardy Riviera book so definitely a summer jacket. I can see the overall effect being a tan/wheat color jacket, so the light weight seems alright. (though 8 might be quite light).

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

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Things have devolved, or evolved if you prefer, from that time. There were many District Checks that one might call "gun clubs" today, but they were actually checks of their own name and type (Gairloch, Brooke, etc.)

There are also all the modern divergences, but instead of calling then gun clubs it probably makes more sense just to call them checks.

Yeah, but it's cool to call 'em "Gun Clubs"

I just picked up this gun-club from the tailor-man a few weeks ago.

^^^ I am having a fitting in that this Friday.

I always have trouble picturing how these will look made up. What I'm saying is, post pictures of jackets along with the swatches, if you've got 'em...

Originally Posted by Ataturk

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I always have trouble picturing how these will look made up. What I'm saying is, post pictures of jackets along with the swatches, if you've got 'em...

Foof...calling foof.

Originally Posted by Manton

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^^^ I am having a fitting in that this Friday.



Bastard!

Originally Posted by Mildly Consumptive

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Bastard!

I saw it first.

Originally Posted by Mildly Consumptive

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I just picked up this gun-club from the tailor-man a few weeks ago.

Originally Posted by Manton

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^^^ I am having a fitting in that this Friday.

Very attractive fabric. Any idea what is costs per meter ?

Originally Posted by aj_del

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Very attractive fabric. Any idea what is costs per meter ?

No, but it ran out in any case.

Originally Posted by Manton

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No, but it ran out in any case.

thank for the reply. What do you mean it ran out ? I am from India and I thought my tailor would be able to source it from the local Scabal distributor. Unless of course it was a special or limited edition restricted to some markets.