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    Quote Originally Posted by DWFII View Post
    Ted, all,

    Here's a photo of me in my WPG TOS worn very similarly to many being worn in the vintage photo forum.

    I also had some helpful advice given to me by a friend who is in a re-enactor's WWII Scottish military unit. These guys are serious...they are not "Bobs." And, to be fair, it was mentioned that I could just as well wear it not cocked.

    BTW, you can see the tartan bonnet flash and my pins.

    Thanks for the info. Is it a safe rule of thumb to assume that if the headgear has ribbon tails, it is a Balmoral and not a TOS?

    Looking at and comparing the modern photos of the current military issued TOS and Balmorals shown at http://houseoflabhran.net/glengarryf...onnethats.html ,
    it appears as though they the modern TOS are smaller in circumference and not as distinctively different from Balmorals as the photos of WWll vintage TOS indicate. Is this possible or might it just be the angle of the photo?

    The WPG TOS shown in your photo clearly is impressive and appears to have a larger circumference extending out past the band.

    Thanks for your information.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Terry View Post
    Thanks for the info. Is it a safe rule of thumb to assume that if the headgear has ribbon tails, it is a Balmoral and not a TOS?

    Looking at and comparing the modern photos of the current military issued TOS and Balmorals shown at http://houseoflabhran.net/glengarryf...onnethats.html ,
    it appears as though they the modern TOS are smaller in circumference and not as distinctively different from Balmorals as the photos of WWll vintage TOS indicate. Is this possible or might it just be the angle of the photo?

    The WPG TOS shown in your photo clearly is impressive and appears to have a larger circumference extending out past the band.

    Thanks for your information.
    I do not know any one, these days, who wears a bonnet of the proportions shown above. They look far too theatrical ,or, Sir Harry Lauderish for my liking.

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