New Jacket

[Chas]

Hello All,

I have just acquired a new jacket, or that is to say new to me.



The label inside reads "Jacket Man's No.1 Dress Scottish Pattern Soldiers" and an Issue Date of 1997. The green colour in the picture is quite accurate. I have seen this type of jacket before, but they have always been black - like this:



A Guard outside Edinburgh Castle.

This brings me to the questions.

Firstly, does anyone know which regiment(s) wore or still wear jackets in this colour?

Secondly, it has an upright type of collar. Would it be worth modifying the collar so I could wear a jabot and cuffs?

Thirdly, which should really have been secondly, would wearing a jabot and cuffs with type of jacket be acceptable?

Regards

Chas

[The Barry]

Pics didn't work, lad.. Try again.

[The Barry]

Problem fixed! Pics are up now!

[McMurdo]

I'm not sure I'd wear cuffs with it as the Argyll style cuffs are enough I should think, however a Jabot might look good, why not try it out and see, there are a few vendors who offer Jabot and Cuff sets. I got mine from Lady Chystal.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

I'm not exactly sure you can modify the collar without resorting to major, and I mean MAJOR surgery. You could, however, place small velcro patches on both the inside and outside points of the collar and then modify the jabot by removing the band and sewing a tab to the centre of the jabot and a placket down 2/3s of its length. Sew two button holes in the placket that will line up with the top two buttons on the uniform jacket.

Before the collar is hooked up, attach the tab to the inside of the collar. Hook up the collar and fold the jabot over, pressing it against the velcro on the outside of the collar. Now button the placket to the top two buttons of the jacket, and everything should be okay. (The button placket is necessary to prevent the jabot from blowing around and looking like my Aunt Minnie waiving bye-bye to a train with her hankie.)

For civilian wear you should also attach a stand up collar to the inside of the jacket collar. You can obtain these from any clerical supply house for a few quid each. They will prevent the collar of the jacket from chafing your neck, and will allow you to fit miniature clan badge "collar dogs" to the collar as well.

[Rollo]

It looks very good. I like it very mutch !

[orangehaggis]

The dark green colour was the standard for doublets in the Scottish Division ... and I assume it still is. I believe that the soldier in your picture is likely wearing a green doublet, but it looks darker than it actually is.

The phenomenon is the same with Canadian "Land Force Command" DEU tunics. It's a dark green, but in poor lighting and in some photographs, appears to be black.

http://i.pbase.com/o6/62/598362/1/79...dZGZ.d5423.jpg

Mark - Ohio

[puffer]

Correct me if I am in error, but that "doublet" has a "stand up collar".with a narrow gap. If so it is worn with a silk "stock or a "neck cloth. IMHO a "jabot may not "look right" But if you have one TRY IT.

BTW, Now I am "envious". A GREEN DOUBLET" YES !!.

Puffer