WWI Historical Kilt Question

[Jock Scot]

A Good and interesting question there Ted. I don't know the answer either.

[Bugbear]

A Good and interesting question there Ted. I don't know the answer either.

There does seem to be something to this, Jock, as Todd said, and it was partly a matter of not having enough materiels and resources to make the Black Watch tartan kilts.

The funny thing is that the original quote about the canvas kilts that I posted is probably a mistake on the web page. I think the canvas kilt aprons probably were the inspiration for those Buzz Kidder kilts, but that isn't what the quote says.


Anyway, there does seem to be some kind of khaki and oliv drab pattern or tartan involved with this.

[slohairt]

I have heard mention before of a khaki based tartan used by the Canadian forces in World War I, but I've never seen it.

On a somewhat related note, if you are interested in khaki tartan, there is also the Tyneside Scottish (Khaki):

http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tar....aspx?ref=4176

[Bugbear]

I have heard mention before of a khaki based tartan used by the Canadian forces in World War I, but I've never seen it.

On a somewhat related note, if you are interested in khaki tartan, there is also the Tyneside Scottish (Khaki):

http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tar....aspx?ref=4176

Yes, that's an interesting tartan too, and from the same time period. Thanks for bringing that up, slohairt; I requested the thread count and will look it over.

It seems like I remember reading something about that tartan being used deu in part to a shortage of the colors for the Black Watch tartan; it does say it is based on the Black Watch tartan at that link. I don't know for sure though.



The Canadian tartan may have been used, in part, for the same reason, and it is an interesting, though understandable theme.
* Hmmm, the Tyneside tartan thread count seems to be only black and khaki; I didn't realize that. Sounds very nice though. *

[MarkMcM]

That Tyneside Scottish tartan would make a great hunting kilt. Hmmmm....

[macwilkin]

I have heard mention before of a khaki based tartan used by the Canadian forces in World War I, but I've never seen it.

On a somewhat related note, if you are interested in khaki tartan, there is also the Tyneside Scottish (Khaki):

http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tar....aspx?ref=4176

That's the tartan I was referring to in my earlier post. (The Canadian tartan, not the Tyneside "Sandbag".) I'll try to post what information there is about it soon.

T.