As we know only five regiments retained their kilts after the 1809 de-kilting decision (the 42nd, 78th, 79th, 92nd, and 93rd) and only the 42nd and 92nd wore knife-pleated kilts.
Had the 1809 de-kilting had never happened there would have been twice as many kilted regiments in the 1809-1881 period. I wonder what their pleating would have been. I know that in the 1809-1881 period the 72nd, 74th, and 91st had pipers but I've not seen a list of the pipers' kilts' pleating for those regiments. I can't recall seeing images of pipers of the 71st, 73rd, or 75th in the 1809-1881 period.
That was the first round of amalgamations of course, in 1881, when regiments were paired off.
Then another round in the post-WWII era.
Last edited by OC Richard; 21st October 20 at 04:07 PM.
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