Quote Originally Posted by Lachlan09 View Post
Excellent photo !

I think it was taken not too long after the Crimean War, as the double breasted doublet has been replaced by single breasted, but they still have the Crimean beards !
Yes in 1855 the coatee was replaced, in the Highland regiments, by a double-breasted doublet with square buttons like this:



It only lasted a year and was replaced in 1856 by a single-breasted doublet as seen in the photos of the 78th Highlanders above.

That original cuff style was later replaced by the familiar gauntlet cuffs, as seen in the photo of the Argyll officers above.