"Jacobite" garb

[The Bear]

Anyone know a good place to get a sporran or belt bag for a 45 outfit? apart from fox blade as im already waiting on a reply from them.
Cheers.

[Captain_Cogle]

Anyone know a good place to get a sporran or belt bag for a 45 outfit? apart from fox blade as im already waiting on a reply from them.
Cheers.

www.thequartermastergeneral.com

www.tattershallarms.org

[Erikm]

Had a question Why were there heart shapes on Jacobite item's, sporrans and other things. Was there a meaning for these?

[Captain_Cogle]

Had a question Why were there heart shapes on Jacobite item's, sporrans and other things. Was there a meaning for these?

You will find playing card symbols on a great many things from the period. Not just Jacobite or Scottish. It was just a trend really both North America and Europe did it. All manner of items would have hearts, spades, diamonds and clubs on them not just weaponry related stuff. In the later half of the 18th century it was starting to be fazed out by Pineapples...

[Erikm]

Ty thanks

[Woodsheal]

It must have been earlier in this thread that we discussed 'bodkins' for pinning up one's plaid (I'm too lazy to look!).

Anyways, here are some nice bone and horn examples like the one I use:

http://www.96storehouse.com/OurStore...1/Default.aspx

[Dale Seago]

It must have been earlier in this thread that we discussed 'bodkins' for pinning up one's plaid (I'm too lazy to look!).

Anyways, here are some nice bone and horn examples like the one I use:

http://www.96storehouse.com/OurStore...1/Default.aspx

I may have missed it but I don't think it WAS discussed. Nice examples there, thanks for posting!

To the best of my recollection "plaid brooches" didn't come into vogue until after The Forty-Five, with annular (ring) brooches in particular being a women's adornment. I have a suspicion which will probably never be substantiated that their use by men may have begun with lads on campaign being given them by their lasses back home as keepsakes, ultimately turning into a badge proclaiming that the wearer had something better than sheep waiting to keep him warm on cold nights. I think soldiers in all cultures and time periods are prone to brag about such things. . .

[The Bear]

It must have been earlier in this thread that we discussed 'bodkins' for pinning up one's plaid (I'm too lazy to look!).

Anyways, here are some nice bone and horn examples like the one I use:

http://www.96storehouse.com/OurStore...1/Default.aspx

Woodsheal. How would you use this to hold the plaid on the shoulder? it might sound like a stupid question bu i want to be sure how to do it before i get one. I got a pennanular brooch but its really hard to keep it in place wi that. Keeps slipping out of my jacket.

[Woodsheal]

Well done, Matt!

[The Bear]

Im getting a new kilt made at some point this year but im not sure what tartan to get. I have a brown woolen 18th century style waist coat im wearing with it (its a bit rugged) also a blue bonnet etc. Its pretty much a jacobite outfit but with a kilt instead of the great kilt. Im wanting to get a tartan that looks olde worlde so im looking at the weathered hunting tartans. They seem to have alot of earthy coulours in them that would tie in with the waistcoat. I cant make up my mind tho. At one point i was thinking about getting the tartan from the Rob Roy film but when i seen a sample of it i didnt like it. Its seems brighter than that shown in the film. I have also look through the district tartans etc but no joy. I have a great kilt (weathered grant) but i dont want to wear it at my wedding. Any ideas? and yes i know jacobites didnt wear kilts....


Also i need to no how to make cahdadh

cheers