Quote Originally Posted by ziggy View Post
I am sure this has been discussed somewhere before, but I been googling and looking here for it and couldn't find it. I am curious less about the black watch tartan, and more about the Black Watch themselves.

Simply put, what style of kilts do they wear? Is it box pleat or knife pleat, and are they 8 yard kilts? I would assume they use regimental weight (18oz) but maybe I am mistaken.

Anyone know? I am just think because maybe if ever I do get a BlackWatch, I'd get something similar to what they wear.

Thanks.
All the SCOTS battalions wear box pleat kilts, although prior to the formation of the RRS the Black Watch kilts were knife pleats,