What a surprise, an Ebay listing that raises questions. What do the experts think? Here it is http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-WWI...item2ee0dfbbe3
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
Did the ww11 not have a leather head band....I know I have seen leather banded one's from ww1.
Black Watch Glengarries differ from those of the other Highland regiments in lacking the cockade. The badge is put directly on the wool of the hat.
OCR. From what I can remember, the Lovat Scouts' bonnet had no cockade either.
Last edited by Jock Scot; 10th May 15 at 01:52 AM.
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