Men's Pirate Waistcoat

A unsleeved coat started out being called a Jerkin during the Buccaneer Pirate Era, they were short in length. During the Golden Age of Pirate, they became to be called Waistcoats, n be long in length. They were first very long to the mid calf length n' became shorter to mid thigh length. During the Late Pirate Era, the shorten and became Weskit. In modern times we call it a Vest.