Quote Originally Posted by ronstew View Post
It is a matter of the supply of swords at the college. That's what the cadets officers carry. Again, normally the kilts are only in the pipe band.
Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
Well maybe, but it still looks like a 1908/12 pattern cavalry sword to me.
Jock,

Did you think I was claiming it was a Rifle Officer's Sword, because that's certainly not the case. I only used the Cameronians as an example of a variation in uniform and dress. One would expect a "Scottish" regiment to carry a basket-hilt, but since the Cameronians were a rifle regiment, they chose to identify with the customs and traditions of the Rifles as well.

As Ron explained above, the situation is not personal preference, but the dress regulations of the school.

T.