I think so, is there any doubt?

"The year 1864 was a landmark in the annals of the regiment. It was remembered by many others not connected with the regiment because of the newspaper...

I think pipers of both battalions were officially supplied grey sporrans with 3 black tassels just after amalgamation 1881 but as we can see pipers of the 1st Battalion still wore old pattern...

Yes You are correct, this is pre-amalgamation photo of the Pipe Major of the 93rd Foot.

Here is detailed photo of Piper 1st A&SH some time after amalgamation, he's wearing new regimental collar...

I suppose, the round top of sporrans with 3 tassels for Drum- and Pipe Majors were characteristic of the 1st Battalion from the beginning, that's why they remained after 1948, when both battalions...

The Drum Major on the left and the Colour-Sergeant between the Colours is the same guy :) that's why sporran is same.

Dear OC Richard, I think the highlighted sporran is specific only to the drum major, another similar sporran with 3 tails is unique to the pipe-major, the rest SNCOs wore the standard badger head...

John Malcolm Bulloch in "The Gordon Highlanders Uniform" in the "Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research", Vol. 15, No. 59 (Autumn, 1936) writes that the members of the Sergeants' Mess...

By the way Arnish moor body didn't have any breeches and underwear (or it was destroyed by the peat).
According to Martin Martin (1716), men in the Hebrides at this period generally wore coat,...

I suppose that strange sporran badge is an edwardian era collar badge (worn on collars of officers red dress doublets), somehow got onto ORs sporran intead of standard badge.
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Thanks everyone, on the other forum I've got the answer - they are cadets from Daniel Stewart's College (junior) OTC, Edinburgh.
Formed in 1913 and officially known as 'C Company, 1st (Highland)...

Close look shows that soldiers wear diced glengarry and have different type of sporran cantle... so probably it’s not 6 HLI , unfortunately...
their sporrans looks not horse hair but leather
all...

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Thanks for your thoughts!

Regards,
Mikhail

if my memory serves me, the Black Watch officers' sporrans of the 19th and early 20th centuries were made of goat hair, not horse hair as later, and had a slightly different shape.
Sporran belt was...

it's interesting that this PM wears officers (not PMs) sporran, not pipers hoses, Gordon's Highlanders waistcoat with QoHLDRS mess jacket!?
I see such strange uniform combination for the first time!

Dear OC Richard, thanks you for this photo, new to me.
to be correct, the PM wears white wool undress drill / shell jacket, not a linen coatee.
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There is a strange military doubet on ebay just now:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Queens-Own-Cameron-Highlanders-Officers-No1-Dress-Doublet-Scottish-Army-44/224237085947?_trksid=p2485497.m4902.l9144...

to be honest, RRS badge includes Queens Crown over the rampant lion, these cones don't.... as You know.
I was able to find the sporran with similar bells on the Internet. Please also read the lot...

try to find this book. Look like a great resource in question.
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ww1-7th-bn-argyll-sutherland-542001900

found the article about 71st HLI pipers of 1830s in The Dispatch Journal.
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by the way, can someone post this file to another network share? - I just can't download it!

for my opinion the tartan looks as Royal Stewart.
If it's true, I would suppose that it's an officer from 14th, Birnam, Corps of Perthshire Rifle Volunteers (1860-1870s).
They wore dark grey...

71st Regiment of Foot didn't lose Highland status and definitely kept their pipers after 1809. 73rd and 75th officially lost the Highland status and pipers.
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You are absolutely correct.
Thanks.

As far as I remember, both regiments pleated to the stripe, but the A&S kilts are box pleated and show more green in the back (to the black stripe on the green), while the BW knife pleated (until...

yes, the Regiment was a periodial publication about some regiments of British army.
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Here is a picture of pages with information about Militia and Volunteers units.
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