A&S Military Box Pleat kilts-NEW-75£

**NorCalPiper** · 20th February 11, 12:13 PM

Another reason why I wish I had that trim 34 inch waist of my youth!!! Cruising eBay and saw these. These are military BP also, so some of you might be interested in this-There seem to be about 10 left-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kilt-Royal-Reg...#ht_1628wt_893

**Dale-of-Cedars** · 20th February 11, 06:40 PM

Almost ironic - from the auction:
"Please Note: Our Company has ISO 9001- 2000 Acreditation for QUALITY."

...but not for proofreading or spelling:

"Ministry of Defence"
"Officers Patern."
"These sizes indicate : Height / Waist/ Breach ."
(Breach??? is that the correct term?)

**Downunder Kilt** · 20th February 11, 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by Dale-of-Cedars

Almost ironic - from the auction:
"Please Note: Our Company has ISO 9001- 2000 Acreditation for QUALITY."

...but not for proofreading or spelling:

"Ministry of Defence"
"Officers Patern."
"These sizes indicate : Height / Waist/ Breach ."
(Breach??? is that the correct term?)

I agree with 2 of the spelling errors but the word Defence, in the Queens english, is spelt with a C not an S.

**paulhenry** · 21st February 11, 12:55 AM

Originally Posted by Dale-of-Cedars

Almost ironic - from the auction:
"Please Note: Our Company has ISO 9001- 2000 Acreditation for QUALITY."

...but not for proofreading or spelling:

"Ministry of Defence"
"Officers Patern."
"These sizes indicate : Height / Waist/ Breach ."
(Breach??? is that the correct term?)

Yes Breach is a traditional and not at all unusual term, and would be understood by most people in the UK and tailors and clothiers , and is essentially the hip or seat measurement.

**Dale-of-Cedars** · 21st February 11, 05:15 AM

Originally Posted by Downunder Kilt

I agree with 2 of the spelling errors but the word Defence, in the Queens english, is spelt with a C not an S.

Hoist on my own petard!

I should have known better.

**Dale-of-Cedars** · 21st February 11, 05:32 AM

Originally Posted by paulhenry

Yes Breach is a traditional and not at all unusual term, and would be understood by most people in the UK and tailors and clothiers , and is essentially the hip or seat measurement.

But shouldn't it be 'breech' as in 'breeches'?

[This got me wondering, and for some reason the first thing I thought of was the Old Sailor by A.A. Milne:

"He was shipwrecked and lived on an island for weeks,
And he wanted a hat, and he wanted some breeks;"

and I discovered that breeks was a Scot word. Cool.]

**MrShoe** · 21st February 11, 07:35 AM

Have the waist, just wish I had the $$ right now.

**Chas** · 21st February 11, 08:06 AM

Why do they never make these things 'man sized'?

Regards

Chas

**Howard Clark** · 21st February 11, 08:36 AM

Mostly fit young lads signing up for the forces, eh ?

**Really a McQueen** · 21st February 11, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by Dale-of-Cedars

Hoist on my own petard!

I should have known better.

What was it that Sir Winston Churchill once said about the English and the Americans (and Canadians)? Something like "Two peoples separated by a common language".