Carrying Sticks

**JSFMACLJR** · 28th November 08, 07:55 PM

The wonderful photos that McMurdo found and posted caused several of our brethren to comment about the number of men (and boys) carrying sticks. This was--and still is--very common.

I have posted before the photo of my father at the Argyllshire Gathering in Oban in the mid 1930's. Who ISN'T carrying a cromach in this group?!!!

Best regards,
Sandford MacLean

**Riverkilt** · 28th November 08, 08:07 PM

I count 13.

And check how high the kilt pin is on the guy center right with the white check hose.

Ron

**OFCJAX** · 28th November 08, 08:08 PM

Now THAT is a cool picture!

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

I count 13.

And check how high the kilt pin is on the guy center right with the white check hose.

Ron

Kid on the right is the same way.

**pdcorlis** · 28th November 08, 08:39 PM

Please take care of this photo - its fantastic! Thanks for posting.

**slohairt** · 28th November 08, 09:03 PM

What a great picture!

**fudgeman** · 28th November 08, 09:05 PM

Way cool!!

**gilmore** · 28th November 08, 09:10 PM

A very nice photo.

Interestingly, I count only two ghillie brogues. So, an antipathy toward them isn't new.

Also, eight men, a majority it seems, are wearing day plaids.

**george7** · 28th November 08, 09:46 PM

The guy who looks like he isn't carrying a stick... it's tucked up on his left arm. You can see just a little bit of it.

**beloitpiper** · 28th November 08, 10:06 PM

That is so cool! There's a lot of things I notice. First, most of them are not wearing ghillies. Second, everyone is wearing a Tam or Balmoral. Third is all of the day plaids, and of course there's all those great cromachs!

These guys are what I base my style off of.