Hello all. I am trying to identify the kilt worn by this man circa 1935

[WillowEstate]

Extracting tartans from B&W photographs is always tricky but working on the assumption that this chap was indeed military then the options are greatly reduced. The wide pale stripe points towards the tartan being MacKenzie (Seaforth Highlanders), Lamont (Liverpool Scottish) or Gordon (Gordon Highlanders). These of course are British regiments and if he was elsewhere then a local/National regiment would also need to be factored in.

The sporran and plaid brooch may help others refine the choice.

I agree, Peter, the image is very dark and grainy. But having blown it up to the resolution limit of my screen, I can't see any trace of a red line - adjacent white grid squares look identical, so I'm inclined to think it's more likely to be Gordon or Lamont. That said, though, red often resolves to black in old monochrome film stock.

It does look to be a kilt pin, rather than a piece of bicycle.

[Ron Abbott]

I'd tend to say civilian as well. No collar dogs....that's a big one. But also, there appears to be no badge on the right arm, no furniture on the cross belt and he doesn't appear to be wearing either a sgian dubh or a dirk (especially no dirk).

It's often difficult with old black and white photos to make out the tartan, especially Gordon as the yellow/gold stripe sometimes doesn't show up on film; however if you have a look at the hose he's wearing they seem to have two different coloured stripes.

Lamont and Gordon : - good possibilities and you could add Forbes (Liverpool Scottish) to that list.

But if the hose match the kilt, then I would suggest that Mackenzie is more likely.

[BBNC]

Civilian, I agree. I looked up the regiments listed, and there were rank insignia on the right sleeve, as well as collar devices on the military men. The only places I didn't see collar devices was on the battle dress, or fatigue jacket. They may have been subdued and hard to make out if they were there.