Show us your Vintage Kilt Photos

[saxandpipes]

I love this thread. Nothing to add, just want to be informed of additions...

Thanks for sharing everyone!

Cheers,

Michael

[Border Chief]

Photograph said to be of an officer of the 1st Battalion Maine Scottish Light Infantry, circa 1861, taken by George M. Howe, 112 Middle Street, Portland, Maine.

[OC Richard]

So interesting! I'd not heard of a Maine Scottish regiment.

Here are two more vintage photos from named studios

M Jackson, Perth

Interesting sporran, and I think the only photo of this period I've come across showing a checked shirt worn with kilt



J Gillam, Brechen



And a Sergeant of the Gordon Highlanders, photographed in India I believe

[BoldHighlander]

A beautifully realized family portrait of a veteran sergeant of the 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and his wife & daughter.

A great site and I have enjoyed scrolling through these atmospheric photos.

However, I should be sorry for anyone to be led astray, if only for a moment, so I am writing to say that your "veteran sergeant of the 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders " on page 33 (April 2010)-

- looks to me very much like a sergeant of the Black Watch. The plain blue glengarry may have distracted your informant but the cap badge, kilt, sporran and spats all proclaim him to be a Royal Highlander.

"The sergeant wears the ribbons of the Queen's and King's South Africa Medals. The 2nd Battalion of the Cameron Highlanders did not serve in South Africa..."

but the 2nd Battalion, The Black Watch, on the other hand, did, which should solve the mystery of the good sergeant's South African medals. 2nd Bn, BW performed stalwart service in SA, before sailing to India in 1902 to take up station at Umballa in the Punjab. They served in India till 1914.

I hope that's of use. It would have mattered to the man concerned.

A son of the Black Watch

Indeed ... I was going off the info provided with the photo, and my only excuse was that I wasn't paying as close attention as I normally would. Thank you for catching that.

[BoldHighlander]

This film costarred Beryl Mercer and was based on a popular play "The Old Lady Shows her Medals" by J. M. Barrie, author of 'Peter Pan'.

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[OC Richard]

That sporran worn in those movies is very interesting, having a plain brass cantle with a St Andrews badge affixed. I can't recall ever seeing the Black Watch wear such a sporran.

Anyhow time for more photos!

The interesting new No1 Dress adopted in 1953, sometimes called Coronation Dress. The Scottish regiments had only Service Dress from 1914 (when Full Dress was withdrawn) until this time.

As worn by the Gordon Highlanders in 1955:



and by the Queens Own Highlanders (post-1959) and The Black Watch:



A photo of the Pipes & Drums of The Gordon Highlanders:



A publicity photo of the 1962/63 North American tour of The Royal Scots Greys and The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders.. check out the greatest mustache in Army history!



A wedding of an officer of The Essex Scottish:



A pipe band wearing Bush Hats... Kiwis? Aussies?



And lastly a civilian wearing a jacket with an interesting arrangement of buttons:



And Pipe Major Robert Ireland (pictured in civilian attire)

[Jock Scot]

Many British units(the Scottish Horse for one) wore the "slouch" hat during the Boer War----your picture looks of this era------ and I think, during the campaign in Palestine during WW1.The "slouch" was the head wear of choice for the British in the Burma campaign in WW2.

[OC Richard]

Many British units(the Scottish Horse for one) wore the "slouch" hat during the Boer War----your picture looks of this era------ and I think, during the campaign in Palestine during WW1.The "slouch" was the head wear of choice for the British in the Burma campaign in WW2.

Perhaps you're right. Note that the sporrans and blanket pins strongly suggest The Gordon Highlanders (but whether of Scotland or of a Dominion who can say).