Need someone with a better eye than me

**Dukeof Kircaldy** · 19th January 09, 01:32 PM

I would suggest going to Rocky at USAKilts since you live in Philadelphia and not even thinking about this.

**puffer** · 19th January 09, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by pdcorlis

The green waistband and pleating style look like an MOD kilt - the straps & buckles look like a rebuild to try to fit a much larger bloke. Well, at least to my eyes anyway...

CONCUR!! IMHO, I would FORGET it & hope that it is not bought by some "unsuspecting bloke"

Puffer

**alikws** · 19th January 09, 02:06 PM

Military black watch, Probably from a regiment where the convention was to fasten with black headed pins, so straps removed, or never there to start with, It probably sat a while, until someone tried to make it useful by liberating straps from another civilian kilt, This at the right price could be a deal

**Spartan** · 19th January 09, 04:18 PM

The pleats are not showing a crisp edge. It makes me wonder what the material may be.

**Carolina Kiltman** · 19th January 09, 07:55 PM

Unless you can get really, really cheap ($10 max) I would pass on it. Too many unknowns and red flags.

**Tony** · 20th January 09, 11:22 AM

Well some (maybe unsuspecting) bloke paid 130 bucks for it. It did include a PC and a non-matching fly plaid

, so hopefully it will make someone very happy.
I hope he manages to wear it the right way round...

**Tony** · 20th January 09, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by Dukeof Kircaldy

I would suggest going to Rocky at USAKilts since you live in Philadelphia and not even thinking about this.

You Sir, are correct.
Why I haven't done this yet I really don't know.

**PneumoniaHawk** · 20th January 09, 12:20 PM

this looks nearly identical to the kilt i bought in a military surplus store in Montreal
it has the green waistband too - the straps are in bad condition but the pleats and the kilt are in perfect condition - is there a tag on the inside on one of the aprons that says Moore Taggart and Co. ? because thats who manufactured mine circa 1956

**Tony** · 20th January 09, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by PneumoniaHawk

this looks nearly identical to the kilt i bought in a military surplus store in Montreal
it has the green waistband too - the straps are in bad condition but the pleats and the kilt are in perfect condition - is there a tag on the inside on one of the aprons that says Moore Taggart and Co. ? because thats who manufactured mine circa 1956

No idea. I think the kilt is somewhere in Denmark apparently, waiting to be shipped to someone who I hope is closer to a 30" waist than a 36".