Thoughts on "Jaunty" Glengarry Angle?

**Macman** · 17th March 14, 10:14 AM

I won't argue with the current fad in the Army; they can wear their glens how they like. To me it just doesn't look right, though, so I usually wear my own in with a slight cock to the right. Think "corporal piper" from Tunes of Glory. Isn't it cool that we wear our headgear in so many different fashions, though

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**OC Richard** · 18th March 14, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by BCAC

it would seem that the moustache was "de rigueur" at the time

Actually moustaches were required of all British infantry from 1854 till WWI, according to Major R Money Barnes (Uniforms and History of the Scottish Regiments).

Thanks!

**imrichmond** · 19th March 14, 09:44 AM

As OCRichard said, fashions change. In photos of myself and the bands I played with in the 1960s and '70s, we are all wearing our glengarries with a bit of a tilt to the right. By the 1980s, though, the photos show us wearing them squared off, as seems to be the prevailing fashion in pipe bands today.

**PiperOfThePlains** · 19th March 14, 08:42 PM

The corporal piper's glen from the "ToG" is rather dashing. Not too extreme, but just enough to catch Miss Sinclair's eye! (And Mr. Sinclair's fist...)

That's one reason I love being part of this culture -- so much variety!

**OC Richard** · 20th March 14, 06:09 AM

Originally Posted by PiperOfThePlains

The corporal piper's glen from the "ToG" is rather dashing. Not too extreme, but just enough to catch Miss Sinclair's eye! (And Mr. Sinclair's fist...)

"Weel lad, d'ye hae a wee lassie in toon?"

**Nathan** · 20th March 14, 04:06 PM

I'm most familiar with it being worn with a cant to the right, just like most of the other headdress in the Canadian Army and Air Force.

**BCAC** · 21st March 14, 01:58 PM

I had occassion recently to read the dress regulations for the Royal Regiment of Scotland. I didn't save the link but it's out there in i ternet land under the "electricscotland" banner. There is a part in these dress regulations where it is noted that the Pipers and Drummers are to wear their glengarries "at a jaunty angle to the right".