With regard to cuarans/pampooties, the primary source of information I have is Burt's "Letters from A Gentleman in the North of Scotland", in which he describes them as "Highland moccasins" cut from...

An interesting survey of 19th c. Highland footwear. I can see how it evolved into the footwear kilted men wear today. I suspect such footwear was for the well-to-do, with the lower classes going...

An interesting post - thanks for putting it up there.

I would note that the photo of the confident looking Highlander in the top photo (with the feather bonnet) seems to show the soldier's tunic...

I had a friend in my Jacobite group make a turchail out of a Godwin backsword hilt and a cheesy-looking curved-with-a-clipped-point blade. In other words, a sword from components. If you want a...

Deepeeka has a good reputation - they make everything from ancient Greek and Roman gear to 19th c. weapons. I have two smallswords that I use for 18th c. reenacting - one with a triangular sectioned...

Great assembly of kit! I like the smallsword you carried with that full dress outfit - who made it?

I agree, Steve. My family tradition holds that our Scottish ancestors (Riddles) came to America via Ulster, but I bear no name connecting me with a Scottish family or clan. I'm still hunting that...

A very spiffy turnout, one and all! The information about the repro Stonehenge was interesting, too. Does it attract neo-Druids?

Colin - I am not sufficiently expert to comment on U.S. Civil War civilian and military fashion (except where the U.S. Marine Corps is concerned), but I can say that during the 18th century military...

Peter - I'm no expert on British Army uniform regulations after the 1780s, and the waistcoat you point out was for an early 1790s fencible regiment, so I presume that the Colonel could have dressed...

Peter - As far as I've been able to determine, the Royal Clothing Warrant applied to all Crown forces, regulars or others. From what I've seen in portraits from the post-1768 period, Volunteer and...

As to the portrait of Hugh Montgomerie (by Copley), I believe it depicts some of his alleged exploits against Native Americans while he was a lieutenant in the 77th Regiment of Foot (aka Montgomery's...

There are a few ways of using a bodkin to secure your plaid to your jacket - yours sounds as good as any other! I'm confident that in the 18th century there was no uniform method used, and that is...

Jacques,

With regard to fastening the upper section of your plaid to your shoulder, there are a few options for the 1745/early 18th century era. Firstly, penannular brooches were used in the...

Check out Peter's/Figheadair's research papers on tartan color and the tartan of Lord Loudoun's Highlanders (1745-48) at https://www.scottishtartans.co.uk/ . Based on his decades of research on 18th...

Great comments, Peter, to which I might also add that if one is going for the historic look, one would also want to use single-width 16-oz tartan of an historic off-set pattern (Wilson's color...

Thanks again, Peter. If the blade was said to be formerly part of a sword carried at Culloden, that answers my question. Your information is much appreciated.

Gerry

Thanks Peter. I'll look forward to whatever information you can acquire on that sword.

Gerry

Regretably, I'll not be able to fly over to view this exhibition. From the photo samples provided on the museum's website, I saw a few notable examples, such as the superb brooch illustrated by...

I agree with Luke about the 77th (Montgomery's) Highlanders in the French and Indian War. Unlike the 78th Regt (Fraser's Highlanders), they were a mixed bag of Highlanders and Lowlanders, and many of...

The documents you mentioned represent quite a cache not only of ancestral family history, but of material potentially of interest to historians. Congratulations on possessing this material. In my...

Jthk,

The 5-button waistcoat on the figure of Mr. Stewart appears to be very similar to those sold today with day-dress and Argyll jackets. Shouldn't be a problem to obtain.

The jacket he is...

On the figure of Allan Murray (standing next to Mr. Drummond), he appears to be wearing a waistcoat of somewhat antiquated style. It would appear to button all the way to the throat, and the style of...

I can't speak to other pocket styles, not having seen them, but in the late 1990's my 1775-era 42nd Regt reenactment was at the old Montreal Forum to participate in the historical vignets portion of...

Interesting photo of the post-war RHC - gone are the kilt aprons and other appurtenances of trench warfare, and the men look fairly content. Perhaps they are riding that boxcar westbound to a port at...