Quote Originally Posted by Sir Robert
There are a lot of Gordon and Black Watch kilts for sale at great prices, I have a Gordon which not only is "gereric" but also my clan so that is cool but is the Black Watch "generic" or is it someone's clan tartan?
How much time do you have? :mrgreen:

Technically, the Black Watch (always two words) tartan is actually known as "Government Sett" and is a military tartan, although the tartan is essentially the same as the Campbell Old Sett, since the Campbells played a hand in the raising of the regiment back in the 1730's. The Government sett is "universal" in the fact that at one time, the British Army wanted to have all Scottish regiments wear it, rather than the individual regimental tartans.

Nowadays the Black Watch is readily available for civilian wear, but its origins are military.

It is interesting to note that three military tartans, worn by Highland Regiments, have now become standard clan tartans: the Gordon, Mackenzie of Seaforth and the Cameron of Erracht.

Matt, help me on this -- I haven't had my coffee yet! ;)

T.