78th Highlander kit 1806

[piperdbh]

That's a really nice-looking uniform. I know you're very proud of it.

What are the ruffly bits on your shoulders made from? It looks like white ostrich feathers.

[OC Richard]

As a former reenactor myself, it always gives me great pleasure to see things done RIGHT. What a fantastic job! The kilt, the jacket, the bonnet are all fantastic.
Kudos to you!

[Bigkahuna]

As a former reenactor myself, it always gives me great pleasure to see things done RIGHT. What a fantastic job! The kilt, the jacket, the bonnet are all fantastic.
Kudos to you!

*** on the above!!

[Sharkman]

Awesome Job! That's really impressive and it looks great!

[R.S.Buff]

This is the black selvedge mark at the bottom of the kilt. They were woven selvedge to selvedge so there is no band at the top. The Key Pattern Book had the coarse kilt width at 22". Is that correct Peter?







And for Matthew here is the back view.

[figheadair]

This is the black selvedge mark at the bottom of the kilt. They were woven selvedge to selvedge so there is no band at the top. The Key Pattern Book had the coarse kilt width at 22". Is that correct Peter?

The 1819 counts for all the military cloth don't actually specify the width for coarse kilt settings. The width of Fine Kilts is given as 21 1/2" but based on the Coarse Kilt setting I calculate it would have been 21-22" too.

[Donnachaidh]

Curious to know your source for this scurrilous statement.



Hello Azrobert..

Scurrilous, my statement was not.

When, as a young student at St Andrews, I remember my Scottish history teacher being a stickler for facts and holding romantic fantasy as truly repugnant.

Culloden.
the end of the Catholic dream of a new era for the Stewart dynasty.
Culloden.
the end of tyrannical rule of self imposed masters of common born Scots.
Culloden.
the end of the feudal system in highland Scotland.
Culloden..the gateway to freedom.

My old teacher was exceedingly grumpy when it came to the lauding of hielan' hogwash.
The Irish, hardly mentioned by those who would esteem themselves as being purveyors of Scottish history.
Read a wee bit more into the role of the 'Wild Geese" on Drumossie Muir.

However...perhaps Arizonian historians of Scottish history are privy to a truth that eluded my auld Don.

jist a wee doc an' dorus....cheers to you and yours

G

[Ryan Ross]

That's about as impressive as it gets, to my mind.

Heck of a fine job you've done, sir!

[Fitzy]

Excellent !!!!


Paul.

[Orvis]

Re: the question about grenadier caps, I believe the grenadier companies and musicians in all British Army regiments of foot retained the 1768 regulation bear-fur grenadier cap throughout the Napoleonic period, but these caps were customarily left in stores for active service, when the grenadiers wore the same headdress (feather bonnets for Highlanders) as the battalion company men. The distinguishing marks for grenadiers were the "wings" on the coat, the color of the plume (white for grenadiers), and the wear of rank chevrons on both sleeves for NCOs, although this may have varied by regiment. After the Napoleonic War period ended and garrison duty resumed, the fur grenadier caps (enlarged!) came back out for dress parade and were retained until flank companies (grenadiers and light bobs) were abolished sometime in the 1850's.