Master and Commander

[beloitpiper]

So I was watching Master and Commander again (one of my favorite movies!) and I noticed something--actually two things. First: uilleann pipes! I never noticed before, but one of the sailors plays Uilleann pipes! He plays "O'Sullivan's March" the first time you them:

I circled it. Bottom right corner. That is a Uilleann pipe chanter.

The second time you see it is at the end during a funeral. He's not playing it, but it's sitting on his lap:


So, my second realization: some of the sailors may be wearing Glengarries. For all of the historians on the forums, what do you think? Are these two sailors wearing Glengarry bonnets? I wasn't sure...


Unfortunately, they did not show the back, so I couldn't tell if they had ribbons. Did English sailors wear hats that looked like Glengarries?

And finally, not a realization, but a screen shot I wanted to share because it's so beautiful:

[Mr. MacDougall]

Pressed men didn't generally have a uniform in the way we think of them today, so AB seamen may well have worn a glengerry, depending on where they were pressed.

[MacWage]

Nice catches and nice end shot. I will be modifying that into a screen image.

[davidlpope]

I'm pretty sure that Highland Regiments at this time were wearing the Kilmarnock Bonnet, which evolved into the modern Glengarry. I seem to think that the Glengarry, as we know it, only dates to around Queen Victoria's reign. I'm sure that there's someone out there more knowledgeable about these things that can provide a better researched answer, though...

Cordially,
David

[Shane]

Those are Royal Marines in fatigue uniform. Sailors had no uniform during that period.


Shane

[beloitpiper]

Those are Royal Marines in fatigue uniform. Sailors had no uniform during that period.

I'm not sure about that, because there were marines in the film, and they wore red coats with a special hat and hackle. The hats in that one screen shot, I only saw once in the film.

[fluter]

I'm almost certain to say this after any movie is mentioned, but...

If you have not checked out the books, do so! Patrick O'Brien, the first is Master and Commander. Far Side of the World comes later...

[Shane]

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/1812Ro...es/uniform.htm

Scroll down to Fatigue Cap and Fatigue jacket.


Shane

[Shane]

http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/...sons-navy.html

Scroll down to see a period painting of a Midshipman's uniform.