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2nd November 17, 05:25 AM
#121
Definitely a poser.
Mix of issued items of Highland uniform, including HLI doublet, Cameron Highlanders sporran with Black Watch cap badge on ut, etc
and civvy spats...
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2nd November 17, 05:42 AM
#122
Cameron badge on diced glen
HLI shoulder titles
Black watch/Glasgow Highlanders/Highland cyclists badge on Cameron sporran
White lanyard that goes nowhere
Mish mash uniform at it finest.....
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2nd November 17, 06:54 AM
#123
"We are all connected...to each other, biologically; to the earth, chemically; to the universe, atomically...and that makes me smile." - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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12th November 17, 01:49 AM
#124
This image is being discussed on FB. Definietly possers IMO.
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12th November 17, 05:57 AM
#125
Most certainly these gents are related Peter. The man in the center looks to be the boys (left side) father. I think they used everything in the photographer's closet.
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12th November 17, 06:38 AM
#126
 Originally Posted by figheadair
This image is being discussed on FB. Definietly possers IMO.
Wow that's a good one!
The photo is small, so I can't see everything, but the piper in the middle and the Black Watch fellow on the right look legit to me. I don't see (from what I can see) any mix of regiments in the BW fellow.
Pipers' kit is often quirky, but that piper's seems authentic. Note that the plaid is well-done and the waistbelt and crossbelt are worn with precision. I know I've seen that oval crossbelt buckle in the army before, but I can't remember what regiment.
Even the fellow on the left, wearing his hat oddly, has the dicing on his hose and his flashes worn with military precision. It would be extremely rare for a civilian poser to have the dicing and flashes like that (dicing exactly centered, at the same height, the square not being overlapped by the spats, and leading edges of flashes at the exact center-point). How would a mere poser know to put together the correct sporran, kilt, hose, and hat? (See below.)
Odd yes, but a quick look makes me lean towards soldiers.
Last edited by OC Richard; 12th November 17 at 06:49 AM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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12th November 17, 09:33 AM
#127
Originally Posted by OC Richard
Wow that's a good one!
The photo is small, so I can't see everything, but the piper in the middle and the Black Watch fellow on the right look legit to me. I don't see (from what I can see) any mix of regiments in the BW fellow.
Even the fellow on the left, wearing his hat oddly, has the dicing on his hose and his flashes worn with military precision. It would be extremely rare for a civilian poser to have the dicing and flashes like that (dicing exactly centered, at the same height, the square not being overlapped by the spats, and leading edges of flashes at the exact center-point). How would a mere poser know to put together the correct sporran, kilt, hose, and hat? (See below.)
The lad on the left is wearing the uniform of 6 HLI.
Last edited by 48HofC; 12th November 17 at 09:36 AM.
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12th November 17, 09:55 AM
#128
Originally Posted by 48HofC
The lad on the left is wearing the uniform of 6 HLI.
Assuming that they are genuine then the piper is presumably a Seaforth Highlander and the one on the right Black Watch.
Last edited by figheadair; 12th November 17 at 09:59 AM.
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13th November 17, 02:41 AM
#129
Originally Posted by figheadair
Assuming that they are genuine then the piper is presumably a Seaforth Highlander and the one on the right Black Watch.
All guys look real soldiers, not posers...
Left is definitely 6th HLI.
Piper is probably from one of HLI territorial batts .
The lad on the right can be a Glasgow Highlanders as well as a Black Watch...
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8th December 17, 08:17 PM
#130
Originally Posted by figheadair
Assuming that they are genuine then the piper is presumably a Seaforth Highlander and the one on the right Black Watch.
Good eye! I know I'd seen that oval crossbelt buckle before, and sure enough some old photos show the pipers of the Seaforths wearing them. Sometimes the photos are labelled "Seaforths TA". Other old photos show Seaforths pipers with those Scots Guards style castellated shoulder shells.
Here's one such photo showing a uniform similar to the piper above in some regards (but not the shells)
http://51hd.co.uk/ext/uploads/img780/110411151807.jpg
Last edited by OC Richard; 8th December 17 at 08:20 PM.
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