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Originally Posted by jenchris
When a pirate leapt over to the ship to be 'stolen', they wore the patch. Then when they went down below to fight the crew, they could remove the eye patch and not be 'caught in the dark' - they already had some dark vision to be able to fight.
Pirates with one eye didn't last long - they couldn't get down below and have instant night vision.
There's no flouros in sail ships
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In actuality, it was simply a result of navel combat. Splinters caused by the wood of the ship be hit with cannon fire and gun fire could get in the eye, gun powder itself can be damaging, not to mention, the chance of bullets and knives landing in them.
So to sum it up for you, pirates wore patches because they damaged or lost their eyes. Nothing else.
Pirates wore a patch so that they could go into a the pitch black hull of the ship in brightest day and have instant night vision w/ the previously patched eye.
Take your pic ,but I prefere the first one over the second
But that's just my One Eyed view though
