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    Be aware that the traditional Scottish military Other Ranks kilts were made from a distinctive fabric.

    It was heavier than the civilian heavyweight fabric.

    It had a curious and unique surface feel and look, being a bit fuzzier and more blanket-like that civilian kilting cloth.

    The various tartans were made to larger sett sizes than I usually saw in examples of the same tartans woven for civilian use.

    House Of Edgar offers these military-style tartans. I had a kilt made in Royal Stewart and the HoE fabric was a dead-ringer for the RS kilts I saw worn by pipers of The Black Watch.

    Regimental Tartans - House of Edgar

    As for the kilts themselves, if you want to go all-out for the traditional Other Ranks style you would observe these details

    1) a 4-inch rise rather than the 2-inch rise usually seen on civilian kilts.

    2) herringbone twill grass-green binding around the top.

    3) no fringe.

    4) the distinctive stamped black sheet-metal two-prong army buckles, on thin black-treated canvas tabs.

    I have some of those buckles I will re-gift you if you want to go all-out for authenticity.

    As for who to make such a kilt, I think most if not all traditional kiltmakers could do it.

    The only thing is finding the binding. When I ordered a military-style RS kilt from HoE they didn't have the binding so they bound the top with green wool fabric which looked great.

    Now if you want a Seaforth, Argyll, or Cameron kilt those are box-pleated and not all kiltmakers do those.







    Here's a closeup of the box pleats on a Cameron Highlanders kilt.

    Last edited by OC Richard; 2nd August 22 at 05:44 PM.
    Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte

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