I never notice. I’m not good with history, so the error would have to be glaringly obvious. Yes, for a history buff, every error is glaringly obvious. But for me, it would have to be something completely ridiculous like a digital glo-lite watch in the 1700′s or the date 1580 BC on a caveman’s calendar (yeah, that was lame…told you I’m not good at this stuff).

I hadn’t a clue about the claymore or kilt thing. And whiskey/whiskey/brandy–that’s way over my head.

I’m more likely to notice a misplaced modifier or an unnecessary comma than an anachronistic article of clothing. LOL

Of course. Best example I have is Sara McCarty’s ‘Sam’s Creed.’ I like McCarty, truly I do. And I am perfectly willing to overlook all those Texas Rangers who never seem to do any Rangering. I got used to the lack of proper female under-pinnings a long time ago. But how can you write a Western and not even concern yourself with the proper firearms? I’m not talking make and model – I mean the basic which-end-do-you-load-from stuff.

The book is set in Texas in the 1850’s. The hero carries a Colt Single-Action revolver (10-15 years before they were invented), there is mention of a crucial telegram sent from Texas to somewhere on the East Coast in the 1840’s (no, just no), and the pivotal scene in the book involves dynamite. It took me 2 seconds on Wikipedia to confirm that dynamite was invented in 1866.

I just don’t get it.

That being said, I love it when an author shows me they’ve really done their research and can show me new historical details I haven’t seen before.