I received yesterday from eBay a pale green tweed Argyle - very slight signs of wear, but it fits well and looks good. However, the cuffs bother me. I know they are traditionally styled - three lines of piping on each, ending in a button, with the 'turned over' cuff pointing up at an angle to the back seam of the sleeve. It might be traditional, but for my own personal taste it's just too much fuss as I shall only be wearing it as a casual jacket. I've seen pics of others wearing Argyles which have none of this decoration and they look more in keeping with modernity.
Has anyone successfully removed such cuffs to end in a plain sleeve? And if so, what is usually under the false cuff? Does the sleeve end dramatically shorter underneath. I've tried feeling for the end of the sleeve proper and the thickness of it seems to end inside about an inch higher than the outer cuff.