Interesting about the 48th Highlanders. I always should add, when I post, that I'm speaking of the Scottish regiments of Scotland.

Every time I post something about Scottish uniform, somebody posts "well the South Saskatoon Highlanders wore such-and-such" or whatnot and I have to admit I know little of Dominion regiments.

I might point out that that photo is black and white, from which colours cannot be ascertained. Any clear closeup colour photos?

Anyhow, here are some photos which highlight some of the points I made above.

Here are Royal Scots Fusiliers brothers, one a piper, one not, showing the mixing of diced and undiced Glens in the same unit:



And here, a collection of Pipe Majors and Drum Majors in India. Note the Drum Major of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders wearing the regiment's distinctive red & white diced Glengarry, while the Pipe Major's is plain.

Also the Drum Major of the Seaforth Highlanders is wearing that regiment's diced Glengarry while of course the Pipe Major's is plain (as are all pipers').

One can also see that the Drum Majors of the Black Watch and the Cameron Highlanders in plain Glengarries, like their entire regiments.



And as to Glengarries being seen on the heads of civilian before their adoption by the pipers of the Cameron Highlanders, here is the Chief of Clan Murray in 1822



and worn by Angus MacKay, the earliest clear image of a Glengarry I can find