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    Kilted KT is offline Membership Revoked for repeated rule violations.
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    Quote Originally Posted by billmcc
    The traditional rule is a kilt belt should not be worn with a vest (waistcoat) regardless of which jacket you wear. Some in the US ignore this rule. A member of this forum mentioned using a dirk belt, which I hadn't heard of before. I don't really know what a dirk belt is, but I suppose it is thinner and easier to hide under a vest than a traditional kilt belt.
    I found this link describing Scottish military dress. Looks to me that a dirk belt is similar to a kilt belt, only that it was a few extra leather straps to attach to the dirk scabbard.

    http://members.aol.com/ninety3rd/officers.html

    there is a good pic of a few dirk belts with descriptions here:

    http://www.coldstreamhouse.com/ba.html
    Last edited by Kilted KT; 25th April 06 at 12:07 PM.

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