Mystery Piper??

[Scrimmers]

Good afternoon all

Am I correct in my estimation that this is a piper from either the KOSB or the A and SH??

I am aware that it is a poor pic, but sadly this this only extant copy in the family. We know he is Arthur, but that's about it!.

I can see that it is 1918 at least if not 1919, and he has his Mutt and Jeff Ribands up, and well as x1 wound stripe

Yours aye

Graham

[Father Bill]

This appears to be a duplicate post. Should we merge them? Still no picture showing.

Good afternoon all

Am I correct in my estimation that this is a piper from either the KOSB or the A and SH??

I am aware that it is a poor pic, but sadly this this only extant copy in the family. We know he is Arthur, but that's about it!.

I can see that it is 1918 at least if not 1919, and he has his Mutt and Jeff Ribands up, and well as x1 wound stripe

Yours aye

Graham

[Scrimmers]

Yes pse do merge...

I thought the pic had uploaded!!

My apologies

[OC Richard]

Sorry I don't see an image.

As you probably know the pipers of the KOSB wore Royal Stewart kilts, the pipers of the wore A&SH Sutherland/Black Watch) kilts.

Not sure if badges are visible, but those of course are also different.

I wish I could see the photo!

Here are a couple photos of late Victorian A&SH pipers



Here's 2nd Battalion KOSB around WWI, you can see the tartan and style of sporran

[EagleJCS]

The pic is attached to the thread in the subforum (click on the paper clip to the right of the post subject).

To get the pic to appear in the thread, you need to click on 'Insert Image' (second row of icons, 4th group to the right, third button) rather than 'Attachments'. If you're uploading from your computer, click on the 'Browse ...' button and find your pic. Once you have selected the image, you need to click on 'upload image' below the 'Browse ...' button.

[OC Richard]

The grey sporran with black tassels, and the cap-badge (as best I can make it out) suggest an Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders piper.

If we could only see the sporran and cap-badge better!

Another clue would be the flashes, as the Argylls and Black Watch shared a style of flashes and a way of wearing them which was different to the other Scottish kilted Highland regiments. But we can't see those either.

One thing possibly arguing against this guy being a piper of any regiment is that he's wearing an ordinary belt buckle rather than one of the dedicated styles generally worn by pipers.