Royal Regiment of Scotland sample kilt

**Retro Red** · 19th June 07, 10:56 AM

How would you like to get a hold of a unique piece of Scottish military history?

Here's the story: Argyll Bagpipes Kilts made 64 sample kilts to try to win the Ministry of Defense contract for 5,000 kilts for the new amalgamated Royal Regiment of Scotland. The bad news - they didn't win the contract. The good news - they're offering the samples on e-Bay for less than half of what they would normally sell a kilt of this quality.

Yeah, I know this was brought up in a thread a couple of weeks ago about military box pleats, but I thought I'd bring it up again because the auction is once again active. The current auction ends, Jun-26-07 04:03:21 PDT.

Two of the kilts were sold last Saturday, that's because I & someone else had winning bids. I won with a minimum bid of £215 GBP plus a shipping & handling fee of £24.50 as I opted for the RM Airsure delivery, for a grand total of £239.50 GBP ($474.74). That still leaves 62 of these beauties available.

Guys, this is a very good deal for a hand-made Scottish kilt made to Ministry of Defense specifications with the fairly unique military box pleat made with quality 16-oz worsted wool woven by, I think they said, Dalgleish. And you know, getting a true military kilt would add new meaning to the term, "I'm wearing my tank."

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting

When my kilt arrives, I'll post pictures.
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**McClef** · 19th June 07, 10:59 AM

No wonder they lost the contract if they only did waist sizes up to 36"

**Hamish** · 19th June 07, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by McClef

No wonder they lost the contract if they only did waist sizes up to 36"

I quite agree, Trefor. My 'Kollection' would love to have one of these kilts added to its inventory, but I refuse to buy something I cannot, at the time, wear. I have not been that sylph-like since I was in my 20s, 50-odd years ago!

**BruceK** · 19th June 07, 05:03 PM

This is a very tempting item. I have opened discussions with my Financial Advisor as to the possibilities of a purchase.

But I have a couple of ignorant questions.

What is the difference between a box pleat and whatever kind I would have on one of my dress kilts?

And what would be the length of one of these kilts from Argyll? How would I know if it would be long enough (or too long)?

Thanks for your help!

**way2fractious** · 19th June 07, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by BruceK

What is the difference between a box pleat and whatever kind I would have on one of my dress kilts?

This thread discusses the pleating syle: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=27980

It's as awesome as any other pleated-to-stripe kilt you may have or acquire - only more so!

**BruceK** · 19th June 07, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by way2fractious

This thread discusses the pleating syle: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=27980

It's as awesome as any other pleated-to-stripe kilt you may have or acquire - only more so!

Thanks! Some good reading to pass the time...

Now to convince my Financial Advisor (aka SWMBO...)

**Nervous Jock** · 26th June 07, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by McClef

No wonder they lost the contract if they only did waist sizes up to 36"

To be harsh but fair if you have a waist bigger than 36 in the Army you should be doing something about it

**McClef** · 26th June 07, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by Nervous Jock

To be harsh but fair if you have a waist bigger than 36 in the Army you should be doing something about it

I bet you will find waists bigger than 36" in the Regiment - have you ever seen a thin General?

**Nervous Jock** · 27th June 07, 07:42 AM

Originally Posted by McClef

I bet you will find waists bigger than 36" in the Regiment - have you ever seen a thin General?

To be fair I'm sure General Irwin or Mike Jackson might have something to say about that

But as an aside I know of one high ranking officer who is known as the Tartan Eggcup (think about it)!!

**Tattoo Bradley** · 27th June 07, 06:48 AM

Originally Posted by Nervous Jock

To be harsh but fair if you have a waist bigger than 36 in the Army you should be doing something about it

Not necessarily. There are body-fat measurements and such to consider. When I was first out of boot camp (USA mind you, but strict standards none-the-less) I weighed about 170 lbs (man I could only dream of that again

) Anyway, I didn't wear kilts back then. But, I know for a FACT my natural waist could not have been much smaller than 36" if at all. At 170 lbs I was almost 30 lbs under the maximum allowable weight for my height and age. Another example. I had a Flight Sgt. who was one of those rough and tumble Purple Heart wearing types. This guy was flipping HUGE. Guessing, his waist could NOT have been a 1/16 under 40" But, his body fat measurement was through the floor. Guy benched over 500 lbs max and all that. Don't think he needed to do anything about his waist line. He was just built like a bull dog.