Army Pipers' Uniform RRS

[OC Richard]

Now to 4SCOTS, The Highlanders.

Five 18th century Highland regiments are represented in their lineage:

72nd (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders)
75th (Abercromby's Highlanders)
78th (Ross-shire Buffs)
79th (Cameron Highlanders)
92nd (Gordon Highlanders)

Here is the Pipe Major in No1 dress with long diced hose and buckled brogues. The piper's uniform, in the main, follows that of the old 79th Foot (Cameron Highlanders) with Cameron of Erracht kilt and plaid. As is usual with Pipe Majors the bag-cover is velvet rather than the tartan wool worn by the other pipers.



Unlike the other battalions discussed above, they do not switch into RRS kilts when in other forms of dress, but retain their Cameron of Erracht kilts even in civilian dress.

Here is the Pipes & Drums of 4SCOTS competing at a civilian pipe band competition



Here you can clearly see how the Pipe Major's kilt is made from different fabric than the other pipers.
They are wearing civilian shirts, waistcoats, sporrans, bobble-top hose, and Ghillies but retaining their regimental Glengarries, ties, kilts, and flashes.



An example of the latitude possible when band members are competing in solo competition is this drummer in tattersall shirt, tweed waistcoat, Evening Dress civilian sporran, and brown Ghillies!