July Photo of the Month Contest

[Jock Scot]

Cool, the Atholl Highlanders looking good... although I don't believe troops (even private armies) are allowed to parade with fixed bayonets. Comments, Jock Scot?

In certain circumstances a Regiment may march with bayonets fixed; when a Monarch is present being one, the other is when a Regiment(a county Regiment quite often) is given the honour of the "Freedom of a City" (Glasgow, Gloucester, Cardiff for example) then the Regiment has the right to march through the city with bayonets fixed. That right will not be available to those units without the "Freedom of the(particular) City".

No doubt The Atholl Highlanders have that right (perhaps in Perth?) , or they would not be doing it. Or, Queen Victoria(?) may have granted them the right to do so for some reason that I am unaware of. Make no mistake, it is a honour for a particular unit to be allowed to do so.