Argylls piper uniforms

[OC Richard]

This is the image of an Argylls piper we're long familiar with



now perpetuated in The Royal Regiment Of Scotland




This wonderful old portrait, said to be from the 1890s, shows the familiar traditional kit but a spoon-and-wreath buckle rather the familiar rectangular belt plate.



Here's the crossbelt buckle. A lovely thing



So I was interested to find photos showing a bit different kit: note the sporran has only two tassels, and the 'frame' crossbelt buckle seems to appear on the waistbelt too



in colour



I wonder about the various waistbelt buckles. Was there 1st Battalion/2nd Battalion thing? The photos bring more questions than answers.