low sporrans !

[xena]

Getting on a horse is relatively irrelevant since they are infantry, not cavalry.

They appear to be three different orders of dress from two different regiments. And, they are wearing their sporrans roughly where I do.

I learned to wear Highland kit in the military, so it may be a bit different than what some folks are used to. The sporran is not just for holding all your stuff, in lieu of pockets. It's also an extremely effective modesty device.

If it is worn like these gents are, whenever you sit down, the sporran has enough weight and length to come down between your legs and keep you from "frightening the women, children and livestock." That's what it's supposed to do, and if your sporran is worn too high, it doesn't work. Basically, it's supposed to hang right in front of your "dangly bits."

I'm always amazed when I hear about guys having to learn to "sit like ladys" when they are wearing a kilt (it's on a couple of youtube videos). They obviously don't understand, or have a different concept of, a sporran.

FWIW, regarding the length of the horsehair sporran, mine also hung below the edge of the kilt. Different regiments have different regulations.

It could also have something to do with the real ones worn by the military being worth a couple thousand dollars apiece. I know you can get cheap ones, but anything with the correct insignia and made to military standards is going to be a bit pricier. When they're that expensive, the Quartermaster wouldn't want young jocks going at them with scissors, now would you?

Just my two cents worth though.