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    Thanks guys! I thought it looked like some kind of armor, but seemed a bit out of place. This makes sense.

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    Quote Originally Posted by beloitpiper View Post
    Thanks guys! I thought it looked like some kind of armor, but seemed a bit out of place. This makes sense.
    It was a piece of armor to protect the throat and was carried over as ornamentation as stated previously.
    Drum Major and Piper with the Atholl Highlanders Pipes and Drums of Stone Mountain, GA

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