I like the guy in the background in the blue uniform with Sergeant's stripes and a top hat. Looks a wee bit like the late Lee Marvin in Paint Your Wagon.... "Un-mount!"
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Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month. "I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
About that Gordon Highlanders group, I have various quibbles with the accuracy of some of their kit, which I have brought to their attention accompanied by actual photos of Gordon Highlanders taken at the exact period they are depicting. The most glaring example is the modern chrome sporran cantle of the piper in the foreground. They do not seem to be at all interested, which as a former re-enactor I find disappointing.
Here are the actual Gordons in 1885; note the distinctive sporran worn by the piper. Also note the quite distinctive spats, unlike those of other regiments of the time, and quite unlike the modern J Higgins spats most people around here wear.
Here is a Gordon piper in 1890, showing a different design of sporran cantle and crossbelt buckle. It might have been the case of the two battalions having different pipers' kit, which was common in the period immediately following the 1881 amalgamations.
Last edited by OC Richard; 8th March 15 at 07:06 AM.
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