
Originally Posted by
Dutypiper
Richard, have you a photo of a regular piper with the badge at each arm ? I never saw a piper in No2 Service Dress jacket or khaki Shirt or Pullover with bagpipe badge on both arms, I have several ex piper jackets, only located the badge are on the right arm. As here the black watch piper in pipers of the trenches movie! he is wearing the badge at the right arm , there you can see both arms , also I could not find a photo! ? I would be happy to see one! I believe it is only a pipemajor and drum major thing?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oXiAu3P0LM
You might well be right! It's not often in a photograph that you can see both arms, where the badges would be.
Of course Pipe Majors have the piper's trade badges on both arms, as can be seen in many photos.
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