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    Quote Originally Posted by Regimental View Post
    The buckles are black-coated metal, which I wasn’t expecting.
    As I recall all of the older Other Ranks kilts I've seen have quite distinctive buckles, stamped out of sheet-metal and having two prongs.



    The RRS kilts I've seen have civilian-style buckles, cast metal with a single prong, but done up in black, a nod I suppose to the old style of buckles.

    Officers' kilts, being private purchase items, might have any style of buckle.

    Quote Originally Posted by Regimental View Post

    I do notice it is an inch or two longer than my existing kilts – it seems to have a higher rise above the straps, so I assume is intended to be worn a little higher.
    Yes, military Other Ranks kilts generally have a higher rise, as I recall a 4 inch rise as opposed to the 2 inch rise usually seen in civilian kilts.

    Here are military kilts in situ

    Last edited by OC Richard; 10th February 22 at 04:58 PM.
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