interesting London Scottish cantle system

[OC Richard]

does anyone know if these were specified by the Regiment this way or was it one officer's clever idea that other officers liked and copied?

Since it's the Army, I would assume that all officers of the regiment wore the same style.

Here's a photo of some officers and you can clearly see the beehive knob at the top

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/gallery/...ndon-scottish/

I really do wonder how those cantles were made, tho the cantle seems so thin that it would have to be leather sewn over sheet metal, I suppose. Well, one of us will have to buy one the next time one comes up on Ebay, so we can dissect the thing! (Well, metaphorically...)