I NEED a LEATHERNECK kilt

**Andrew Green** · 11th September 06, 07:10 PM

Cavscout/Switchblade:
Thanks for the input on that one. Dates back to colonial times, to protect from cuts to the throat...
sounds a lot like a gorget to me! It is much harder to cut through leather than many people might think, so I can definitely see the application to a uniform in an attempt to keep people protected.
Oh, it mentioned a gorget in the wiki reference. Ha ha ha... it's a well intentioned piece of armour.

Switchblade, I think calling it the Leatherneck, or the U.S. Marine's tartan is interchangeable... I don't think it'll matter, any tartan weaver should know what you are referring to.

It is a really nice tartan, and should suit any member, or ex-member of the service branch well. Good luck in your pursuit!

**michael steinrok** · 11th September 06, 08:52 PM

It was called a stock. It was not for protection so much as it was for keeping a fellows chin up. Which it did and it was extremely irritating. The British used them for years and it was a very much despised piece of equipment

**jfellrath** · 12th September 06, 04:27 AM

Originally Posted by michael steinrok

It was called a stock. It was not for protection so much as it was for keeping a fellows chin up. Which it did and it was extremely irritating. The British used them for years and it was a very much despised piece of equipment

I recently read the first of the Sharpe series (Sharpe's Tiger, the first one chronologically, if not by date of publishing) and when Sharpe was sent off on a secret mission with an officer (at the time he was a buck private) he mentioned that the first thing a deserter would do would be to lose his stock since it was just so despised.

**macwilkin** · 12th September 06, 05:11 AM

The US Army used the stock from the Revolution to the Mexican War in the late 1840's. I believe it was still around in the regs during the Civil War, but had fallen out of use by then.

T.

**JackK** · 12th September 06, 06:56 AM

Got mine from Alexis Malcolm, excellant work and super service. Delivery for me took a bit as she had just taken an order for the Coast Guard Pipers.
My avatar is the USMC tartan

http://www.alexismalcolmkilts.bigste...generic14.html

Jack

**davedove** · 12th September 06, 10:38 AM

I will put in another plug for Alexis Malcolm. I have two kilts from them, my lightweight MacIan Tartan and my heavyweight US Army Tartan.

**switchblade5984** · 12th September 06, 11:27 AM

so alexis malcom huh

well ill contact them and see what they can do for me

**switchblade5984** · 15th September 06, 04:01 PM

GASP!!!!!!!!!!!

i just placed an order

alexis malcom

now to hope that i dont lose to much weight

**filman** · 15th September 06, 08:26 PM

going to wear it to the Birthdayball? or do you just like the tartan?
hope it comes in in time. I was looking at the scotish lion and they also had the tartan. Alexis Malcolm makes a good kilt did two of mine.

I was going to get me one but my employer went belly up back in aug so i have to wait till i get me new job.

yes now the stock or "leatherneck" when i was in bootcamp way back in the 1900's we was told it was so we would not loose our head in that wild maylay on the decks of ships from swords amd dirks.