Quote Originally Posted by WolfmanJack View Post
Darn, that would have saved me a bit. Are their hose MoD issue?.
Without wishing to appear too pedantic these are not strictly speaking MoD issue. They are House of Cheviot hose as supplied to the MoD and the pair you have purchased were supplied directly by House of Cheviot, not the MoD, to your retailer. Virtually every pair of this style of hose comes from the same supplier, with a few exceptions

It's really an example of slightly misleading advertising. Not wrong, but perhaps implying you are buying genuine ex MoD issued hose. The Buckle Brogues from Thistle Shoes falls into the same category in that they are also sold to the MoD for issue, but the pairs you buy are not themselves MoD issue unless you buy from an army surplus store somewhere. Still the same thing in practical terms though

If they had stopped with "Red and black diced full hose as supplied and worn by the Highland Regiments" that would have been sufficient description to avoid potential confusion