Look into the past

[OC Richard]

For one thing, I wonder where they got the 1845 date on the kilt from.

In the photo he's an elderly man. His kit in the photo could well date from the 1880s through the 1890s.

I wonder if the kilt is an ex-79th New York kilt. I have seen photos of men in the post-ACW period wearing bits of 79th NY kit.

That sporran is a mess. I can see a cantle at top, which would have been the only cantle on a sporran. Somehow this appears to have been tacked on top of perhaps two more cantles. I'd love to see it in person, but I'm fairly certain it's an aftermarket portmanteau job.