Canadian Company

[Graham]

Thanks for the link, I've ordered a Balmoral, they have a much bigger range than I've ever seen.

[David Dalglish]

Good range of products-good prices

[turpin]

I have one of their Balmorals and like it. good quality, good service, good prices.

[SingleBarrelBourbon]

I purchased one of their "Black Night" leather Glengarries.

Nice hat, fast response. It arrived within a week of PayPal purchase to the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania region.

[switchblade5984]

wow i got my caubeen for a steal! i paid 25usd

[scoutniagara]

Thanks for the site lising. Also, it may be an additional source for future kilts. I've now learned what a caubeen is.

I have a navy balmoral without dicing, since commissioned officers apparently don't wear the dicing. I may purchase a non-diced glengarry or two from this site as well.

Historical note re: dicing: is that it represents support for England. What's your historical take on diced balmorals and glengarries?

"Opinion: The "Orange" in William of Orange represents Williams origins (Dutch "Orange" party, eventually to become the house of Hanover), and any Scot who wears the "diced" Balmoral hat with red checkered pattern, is saying essentially that they, support William's British (now more English than Scottish) government -- English domination of their own Scottish traditions. Most think it means a loyalty to Protestanism. "
http://www.scottish-history.com/glencoe.shtml

[McClef]

Historical note re: dicing: is that it represents support for England. What's your historical take on diced balmorals and glengarries?

I have dicing on my Glengarry and Balmoral because I happen to like it.

Even though I may at the time have drunk a toast to "the little gentleman in the velvet."

[macwilkin]

I don't know how many times I've seen this particular story about dicing, especially on the Internet, yet I have never found any evidence for it -- no documentation at all.

Look at the Black Watch -- the old Independent Highland Companies organized in 1723 -- if this really were the case, then you would think that they would have diced headgear.

Also, I don't buy the "loyalty to Protestantism" business, since a fair number (but not all) Highlanders were Roman Catholic (or Episcopalian). Yes, some of the Lowland Regiments do wear diced glengarries -- but by that logic, the old Cameronians, the most militant "Protestant" Lowland regiment (raised by the followers of the Covenanter Richard Cameron) would be decked out in dicing!

And as far as commissioned officers not wearing dicing, The officers of the Argylls certainly do, the most famous being Col. "Mad Mitch" Mitchell who fought in Aden in the 1960's -- and if you look through the photo gallery of the various uniforms of the new Royal Regiment of Scotland, you'll see a number of officers wearing diced glengarries:

http://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regt...ss_details.htm

Same with the Calgary Highlanders, The Royal Highland Fusiliers, the Royal Scots, etc.

Regards,

Todd

Thanks for the site lising. Also, it may be an additional source for future kilts. I've now learned what a caubeen is.

I have a navy balmoral without dicing, since commissioned officers apparently don't wear the dicing. I may purchase a non-diced glengarry or two from this site as well.

Historical note re: dicing: is that it represents support for England. What's your historical take on diced balmorals and glengarries?

"Opinion: The "Orange" in William of Orange represents Williams origins (Dutch "Orange" party, eventually to become the house of Hanover), and any Scot who wears the "diced" Balmoral hat with red checkered pattern, is saying essentially that they, support William's British (now more English than Scottish) government -- English domination of their own Scottish traditions. Most think it means a loyalty to Protestanism. "
http://www.scottish-history.com/glencoe.shtml

[gilmore]

Historical note re: dicing: is that it represents support for England. What's your historical take on diced balmorals and glengarries?

"Opinion: The "Orange" in William of Orange represents Williams origins (Dutch "Orange" party, eventually to become the house of Hanover), and any Scot who wears the "diced" Balmoral hat with red checkered pattern, is saying essentially that they, support William's British (now more English than Scottish) government -- English domination of their own Scottish traditions. Most think it means a loyalty to Protestanism. "
http://www.scottish-history.com/glencoe.shtml

Wherever did you hear these stories?

[Bob C]

wow i got my caubeen for a steal! i paid 25usd

How did you do that, when the list price is $44? I've been eyeballing those green caubeens for a while.