Kilted regiment identification advice.

[Macman]

I'm quite sure that while serving he would have worn the magnificent vintage Gordon Highlanders piper's dirk which belongs to the regiment (seen in the magazine cover above). The photo I posted was taken, I'm told, after he left the service, and he's wearing an inexpensive mass-produced civilian dirk with plastic handles.

Ah, thank you!

[OC Richard]

I knew a sergeant who was able to wear an old family sgian with his uniform

This reminds me of a story I was told many years ago: a fellow told me that his Grandfather was Regimental Sergeant Major in one of the British Highland Regiments (I don't remember which) and that his Grandfather wore his clan tartan kilt on parade rather than the regimental kilt, and had special permission to do so.

I've seen more old photos of Highland soldiers than most people, and I've never come across a photo showing such.