Quote Originally Posted by Sir William View Post
Actually, the reason they dropped their feilidh-mor is for freedom of movement. Easier to fight without interference and also less likely to snag on something, or offer a purchase point for your opponent. Easy enough to pick up what you'd discarded after the fighting was over - if you still lived.

As for the second question, yes there are - quite a few actually. I know there is one 54th MASS here in the Mid-Atlantic as I've met some of their members. Have you tried to doing a google search?
Precisely as warriors always done when they had the chance; dropping gear behind the lines before going into battle from Gaugamela to Gettysburg.