Photos from the 1980's

**Brave Andrew** · 23rd January 10, 09:35 AM

1st Rate x3 ! Cheers OC Richard

**Galician** · 23rd January 10, 09:46 AM

Great shots! but how did you play the bags with that sword?

**longhuntr74** · 23rd January 10, 10:47 AM

Great pics Richard. I agree that buying quality and staying with the classics is always a good investment.

**Mael Coluim** · 23rd January 10, 12:29 PM

Wow! All three fantastic ensembles!

**OC Richard** · 23rd January 10, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by svc40bt

Like the matching tie and pipe bag cover in the first one.

...that full mask sporran is gigantic.

About the sporran, I bought a badger pelt at a gun show and a friend made it up into a sporran. The sporran was eventually supposed to become an Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders NCO/Officer sporran, and that's how big they are. (They look nearly as big as the long horsehair sporrans worn by the privates.)
Alas I never got round to adding the six tassels.

In The Highlanders of Scotland there are a couple fur sporrans which are the shape of a modern Evening Dress sporran, but much larger.

About matching the tie and bagcover to the kilt, I still do that:

Thanks for the kudos/props!

(PS I wish I still had the pipes I've got in the 1980's photos, c1850 Glens...the pipes in the photo above are new Dunbars, blackwood, engraved aluminum, and palm nut ivory.)