9th Royal Scots kilts

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The differences in sett size and colour shades suggests that these kilts are from different periods. Of the 8, 5 have the yellow stripe centred (bisected by the sporran), 2 have the red centred (visually this is better IMO). The final one looks to have the yellow slightly off-centre but that might just be the photographic angle.

Are these all RS kilts and if so, are they all from the 9th (Highlanders) Bn? And if so, are the all ORs’ kilts? I can’t remember which regiment it was that had a different centre stripe for the Officers’ and Soldiers’ kilts. Or different Bns perhaps? Dress Regs of the time should have specified how the pattern was to appear on the font apron.

Yes, the Hunting Stewart is asymmetric but that is not why it cannot be turned 90 degrees and used for kilting. The same would apply to any tartan because turning it thus would mean joining sections of material and would also mean the loss of the selvedge.