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    Question Could anyone possibly tell me about this uniform?



    He was born around 1836, died in 1880 if that helps any... I've been searching around myself, but can't seem to find which uniform this is, or if it's a uniform of sorts at all.

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    Is it my imagination, or are the buttons on the wrong side?

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    Here is a graphic of the British Infantry Regiments circa 1810. The uniforms would be the ones prior to the one in the photo. Although many differences, things like the button groupings and the facings and their colours stayed the same.
    Another point of interest is the colour of the hackle on his shako seems to be wrong.


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    Hello, Katie!



    If you haven't already, you may want to introduce yourself on the Newbie forum. Sorry I can't help with identifying the uniform.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chas View Post
    A slightly larger version:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chas View Post
    Is it my imagination, or are the buttons on the wrong side?
    The original photograph was probably a "daguerreotype", which were commonly displayed horizontally flopped.
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    I'm certainly no expert, but it looks like a uniform for a city's marching band. Many cities had brass bands back then.
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    Thanks for all the replies! I asked the most knowledgeable person in my family about his history, and from what I know, the rest of the picture says:

    "Born in Glasgow, he resided in Glenbuck, Clyde. Bank, Scotland"
    He later settled in England.

    I was just looking on Google and came upon this as well... could this be it? Something along the lines of it anyway?
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    Quote Originally Posted by KatieCampbell View Post
    Thanks for all the replies! I asked the most knowledgeable person in my family about his history, and from what I know, the rest of the picture says:

    "Born in Glasgow, he resided in Glenbuck, Clyde. Bank, Scotland"
    He later settled in England.

    I was just looking on Google and came upon this as well... could this be it? Something along the lines of it anyway?
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    Post deleted. Unhelpful information.
    Last edited by Jock Scot; 9th March 14 at 04:04 PM.
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    Hi Katie, this is a hard question, primarily because it is someone in a B&W photo who appears to be wearing a scarlet tunic. The best we can do is identify what we can, and see if others can pick up the thread. If the photo was in colour, then even the colour of the facing on the collar and cuffs might help identify a regiment; and a better image of the collar dogs or Shako plate would be most useful. However, what I have observed:

    1) the tunic appears to be of the standard British 8 button design with (what is usually referred to on this site as ..) a braemer cuff. This seems to place the uniform in the 1850s. What is interesting about the tunic, is the notch in the collar. Usually the collar does not have a gap - that might be a helpful bit.

    2) The trousers do not seem to be of tartan material, nor is there is discernable stripe. Therefore I am want to conclude that they are a standard issue with the narrow strip of an enlisted man or NCO.

    3) two things of interest are the fact that he carries a stick (which usually is an indication that he commanded men supporting the above conclusion of an NCO), and there is an insignia of some sort on the farthest (right) arm just above the cuff, which seems to include a starburst pattern. Can anyone else identify what it might be?

    Alas most regimental prints seem to depict uniforms after 1860, too late for this uniform - in my estimation. I'm afraid that's the best I can do, but I do hope this helps others to join in.

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