The material culture of the Highland Regiments happens to be my main focus at the moment, everything from how the button holes were constructed, to what weapons were carried.

I will post what I have tonight, but suffice to say, that a Murdoch pistol is wrong for an enlistedman, and tomhawks are as well.

The Regiment here in North America went thru a number of rearmings, early period weapons should be Dublin Castle marked, as they were on the Irish Establishment prior to deployment.

Carbines became the norm midway thru.

As to swords, there is only one maker of Regimental hilt swords, GG Godwin It must be a backsword, not a broadsword.

As to any claims that the men might have brought their own from home, that does not stand up to the Quartermaster documents that I have, showing how many swords, pistols, camp axes ect that were issued.