Tartan I.D

**Southern Breeze** · 16th December 05, 10:04 AM

I've been trying to I.D this tartan with no luck. I've tried unsucessfully to find it using the tartan finder at house of Tartan. It's on a militery kilt made by Thomas Gordan and Sons. It's one I've seen before and can't remember the name.
My apologies for the large pic,I've resized it twice.

**Colin** · 16th December 05, 10:22 AM

I'll bite, is it Hunting Stweart?

**cajunscot** · 16th December 05, 10:38 AM

The Stewart Hunting is a military tartan, being worn by the Royal Scots Regiment and the Canadian Scottish. I would venture to say that since it is a kilt, it is probably from the latter, since the RS wear trews in Stewart Hunting -- although a Territorial Battalion, the 9th Royal Scots, known as the "Dandy Ninth" did wear kilts in the First World War.

Just speculation -- but it is Stewart Hunting.

T.

**Southern Breeze** · 16th December 05, 10:38 AM

Here's another question for the experts. This is a military kilt,it has 4 buttons spaced evenly along the back above the pleats. There are 2 in front at the apron corners. What are they for? My other 2 kilts don't have them.

**Angus** · 16th December 05, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by Southern Breeze

Here's another question for the experts. This is a military kilt,it has 4 buttons spaced evenly along the back above the pleats. There are 2 in front at the apron corners. What are they for? My other 2 kilts don't have them.

Suspender buttons???????

**Southern Breeze** · 16th December 05, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

The Stewart Hunting is a military tartan, being worn by the Royal Scots Regiment and the Canadian Scottish. I would venture to say that since it is a kilt, it is probably from the latter, since the RS wear trews in Stewart Hunting -- although a Territorial Battalion, the 9th Royal Scots, known as the "Dandy Ninth" did wear kilts in the First World War.

Just speculation -- but it is Stewart Hunting.

T.

Thanks for the quick answer. This one of those tartans I've seen dozens of times and when the name comes up I draw a blank and can't find a pic anywhere.

**jfellrath** · 16th December 05, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by Southern Breeze

Here's another question for the experts. This is a military kilt,it has 4 buttons spaced evenly along the back above the pleats. There are 2 in front at the apron corners. What are they for? My other 2 kilts don't have them.

Perhaps they're prototypes for modesty snaps...