Quote Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome View Post
I think it is best to define what type of Kilmarnock bonnet you mean. My article on the hummel bonnet has already been lined to, and we sell those hand knit bonnets through the museum gift shop (they are listed at the bottom of our bonnet page):
http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/bonnets.htm

As my article states, the cylendrical hummel bonnet that was adopted by the regiments post 1770 was called a Kilmarnock bonnet. However, that term has been applied to other styles of bonnet in more recent times.

The Kilmarnock bonnet of today really looks much more like a typical Balmoral. See this page for a description and photo.

These types of Kilmarnocks that I have had the pleasure to see and examine in person were basically like a Balmoral but with an additional stiffener in the top of the cap to help maintain a more rigid shape.

The ones pictured on the museum site that I provided the link to seem to have some features that the ones I have seen lacked (such as the odd button decoration on the band). I suspect that, like most other styles of headwear, some variation in style can be expected.

Aye,
Matt
I'm tempted to purchase one from the STM as a period wear element. Did the regiments wear black or navy blue?