Wearing Irish Sweaters wtih Kilts, Belt or no belt?

[Tobus]

I've been browsing old threads and just came across this. Where did you find this sweater? It looks like a U.S. Air Force sweater that I remember all the older folks wearing at the reserve base I worked at as a civilian. I've always wanted one because I thought they looked sharp but never knew where to get one since, as a civilian, I couldn't just go down to the BX and buy one.

That particular woolly pully belonged to my father. He wore it when we were stationed in Germany (he was a Lt. Col. in the USAF) as part of NATO forces in the early 1980s. I inherited it along with a lot of other items when he died five years ago. I'm pretty sure he purchased it at the BX in Germany, either at Sembach or Ramstein. They can still be found on ebay and such.

*edited to add: I'll have to look at the tag again to see who made it, but I remember it saying it's the "original woolly pully", with the UK flag on the label. I see a lot of similar versions online, but they usually have patches at the shoulders, not epaulets like this one. Mine does have elbow patches, although they aren't visible in the photo.

[Tobus]

Eh, I just remembered the brand. It was made by Brigade Quartermasters in England. If you search for that brand, you can still find them. Like this one:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Brigade-Qua...-/132955974378

[imbrius]

That particular woolly pully belonged to my father. He wore it when we were stationed in Germany (he was a Lt. Col. in the USAF) as part of NATO forces in the early 1980s. I inherited it along with a lot of other items when he died five years ago. I'm pretty sure he purchased it at the BX in Germany, either at Sembach or Ramstein. They can still be found on ebay and such.

*edited to add: I'll have to look at the tag again to see who made it, but I remember it saying it's the "original woolly pully", with the UK flag on the label. I see a lot of similar versions online, but they usually have patches at the shoulders, not epaulets like this one. Mine does have elbow patches, although they aren't visible in the photo.

Yeah, I'm neither here nor there on the epaulets. I think they look cool but since I've no insignia to put on them, being a civilian (not for lack of trying, medically disqualified), I'm fine if the sweater I end up with doesn't have any. Thanks for the pointers! This will help me find what I'm looking for now that I know what they're called.