Quote Originally Posted by JakobT View Post
It looks like the scabbard of a sword to me. I think the humorous effect is due not to any mistakes on the part of the two soldiers in the picture, but rather to the fact that there is a powerful wind (notice the hats) which blows the kilts about. This causes the kilt of the soldier on the right to catch on his scabbard.
The claymore is actually between his sholder plaid and his kilt, so nothing is caught up.

Frank