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    Quote Originally Posted by blackwatch70 View Post
    They are 2nd Battalion of Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) pipers. After 1881.
    Notice the ring cap and bush is missing from the bass drone of the piper on the left, and his chanter has several bindings on it. The bindings look like tuning tape, but of course they didn't have tape to tune with in those days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OC Richard View Post

    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 doublets with scarlet facings, RS kilts, black belts and plain glengarries.
    In 1887 they became the 4th Volunteer Battalion, the Black Watch.
    Last edited by blackwatch70; 28th October 20 at 10:03 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by blackwatch70 View Post
    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 Perth Rifle Volunteers (1860-1870s).
    They wore dark grey doublets with scarlet facings, RS kilts, black belts and plain glengarries.
    In 1887 they became the 4th Volunteer Battalion, the Black Watch.
    It is Royal Stewart but the uniform could be one of a number of related RVs. The Comrie Bn (4th Perthshire I think) wore similar. The Tartan Museum used to have one but it disappeared in the 1990s. I've been trying to find out what happened to it because it was never passed on the the STA..
    Last edited by figheadair; 28th October 20 at 09:57 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by figheadair View Post
    Some interesting information here - http://scottishmilitaryresearch.weeb...hotographs.pdf
    I'm tickled they snuck Laurel and Hardy in for the example picture of the Wolseley Helmet!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dale-of-Cedars View Post
    Some interesting information here - http://scottishmilitaryresearch.weeb...hotographs.pdf
    Name:  Wolseley Hemet scottish_military_research_using_family_photographs pdf.png
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    by the way, can someone post this file to another network share? - I just can't download it!

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