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Most of my kilts have only one right buckle.
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 Originally Posted by Steve Ashton
Most of my kilts have only one right buckle.
Steve, you do have an interior left do you not?
Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.
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Correct. Most of my kilts also have the left strap and buckle on the inside.
Most kilts will have a belt (or the bottom of a vest) covering the buckles so they are not seen anyway.
Last edited by Steve Ashton; 21st May 21 at 09:49 AM.
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Originally Posted by Steve Ashton
Most of my kilts also have the left strap and buckle on the inside.
I've read that that's how the New York-made kilts of the 79th New York State Militia (raised in 1858) were made. I've not seen a photo of the inside of one of those kilts so I'm not sure exactly how it was done.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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The left buckle mounts on the under-apron.
And the left strap mounts inside.
Fastened it looks like this.
A nice neat appearance, and as there is no strap hole to work around, alterations take just a few mins.
All of the kilts I made for The Canadian Scottish Regt. had the left strap inside and a single right strap. This made fitting new troops, with a limited number of stock kilts, so much easier and much more cost effective for the unit. This would hold true for a pipe band too.
Last edited by Steve Ashton; 21st May 21 at 04:30 PM.
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Originally Posted by Steve Ashton
The left buckle mounts on the under-apron, and the left strap mounts inside.
A nice neat appearance, and as there is no strap hole to work around, alterations take just a few mins.
All of the kilts I made for The Canadian Scottish Regt. had the left strap inside and a single right strap. This made fitting new troops, with a limited number of stock kilts, so much easier and much more cost effective for the unit. This would hold true for a pipe band too.
Yes!! That would be wonderful for civilian pipe band kilts.
Just last week I had to alter three band kilts which were to be worn at our first band gig in over a year.
Two kilts had mysteriously shrunk, while another had just as mysteriously expanded.
Due to not being able to move the hole, I sewed on new, longer straps on the under-apron of the shrunken kilts.
Last edited by OC Richard; 26th May 21 at 09:22 PM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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... must be one of those shrunken Kovid Kilts ...
Those ancient U Nialls from Donegal were a randy bunch.
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Originally Posted by OC Richard
I've read that that's how the New York-made kilts of the 79th New York State Militia (raised in 1858) were made. I've not seen a photo of the inside of one of those kilts so I'm not sure exactly how it was done.
I think you're correct Richard. I have a copy of a 79th NYH kilt made for me by Bob Martin who'd inspected an origina, it has an internal buckle on the left.
Last edited by figheadair; 24th May 21 at 02:34 PM.
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My 4 yard box pleated kilts from Matt Newsome who learned from Bob Martin, all have the internal left strap. When my twin brother gave me the Graham of Mentieth Ancient kilt was too big for me so for years I never used it and it stayed up fine with only one strap and buckle on the right, a few years ago I put a strap in the correct place on the left.
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