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DICING with Scottish Uniform death


Muerrisch

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I have never seen a definitive list of the various dicings on the various headgears and the various socks/ hose tops whatever.

Colours involved seem to always include white, usually red, sometimes blue, sometimes green and possibly yellow.

I have 'uniform' books by the score, and my own notes, but am not confident I have the full picture.

Please?

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Grumpy,

Per PVCN 1915 and RACD registries with a few pattern additions after publication date:

Hose-Tops:

Type A

Royal Highlanders and Gordon Highlanders; RACD Pattern 7537/1912 Date--29-Mar-12

Alternate red and black diamonds

Type B:

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Seaforth Highlanders; RACD Pattern 7538/1912 Date 29-Mar-12

Alternate red and white diamonds.

Type C:

Cameron Highlanders; RACD Pattern 7539/1912 Date 29-Mar-12

Alternate red and green diamonds

Type D:

Royal Scots Fusiliers (Pipers) (I did not record Pattern number)

Alternate red and light green diamonds.

Type E:

Highland L. I. (Pipers) (I did not record Pattern Number )

Four diamonds (one blue, one green, and two green shot with blue) within a diamond (half white and half red) on a ground of green shot with blue.

After PVCN published:

London Scottish RACD Pattern 8422/1915 Date 23-Jun-15

Hodden Grey

All RACD Pattern 8201/1915 Date 11-Jan-15 Hose-Top, Drab Long

Glengarries-Pre War Per PCVN and RACDS Pattern books

Regiments

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders RACD Pattern 6887/1908 1-Oct-08

Blue with Scarlet Tuft; Diced Scarlet and White; black calfskin sweatband

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders RACD Pattern 8087/1914 10-Jul-14

Blue with Scarlet Tuft, Diced Scarlet and White; brown leather calfskin, chromed tanned

Royal Highlanders (Black Watch), Cameron Highlanders, RACD Pattern 2373F/1905 4-Feb-05

Blue with Scarlet Tuft, black calfskin sweatband

Royal Highlanders (Black Watch), Cameron Highlanders, RACD Pattern 8069/1914 19-Jun-14

Blue with Scarlet Tuft, brown leather calfskin, chromed tanned

Seaforth Highlanders, Gordon Highlanders, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Royal Scots

RACD Pattern 6888/1908 1-Oct-08

Blue with Scarlet Tuft, Diced Scarlet White and Green; black calfskin sweatband

Seaforth Highlanders, Gordon Highlanders, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Royal Scots

RACD Pattern 8089/1914 10-Jul-14

Blue with Scarlet Tuft, Diced Scarlet White and Green; brown leather calfskin, chromed tanned

Highland Light Infantry, Scottish Rifles RACD Pattern 6886/1908 1-Oct-08

Green; black calfskin sweatband

Highland Light Infantry, Scottish Rifles RACD Pattern 8067/1914 19-Jun-14

Green; brown leather calfskin, chromed tanned

All soon to be published in Militaria Magazine. Does not list some TF regiments which wore Hosetops of Regular pattern i..e. Liverpool Scottish which wore type A Hosetops and a Glen like the Seaforths etc.. Nor lists headgear of Scottish Horse or Lovat scouts. Does not include discinctions never taken over by the WO (TF or oddd units like the Tynsiders etc.) or adopted for pipers only after the PVCN publish like Irish Guards Pipers etc. I have lots more info>

Joe Sweeney

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Thanks Grumpy for posting this, it was something I was going to get round to

And thanks Joe for posting the answer's

Regards

Chris

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Brilliant, Joe, many thanks for all that.

Excuse ignorance: Militaria Magazine ..... available UK? When?

Borders book stores sell import copies in their magazine areas.

ciao,

GAC

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Joe - Are you talking about the French Armes Militaria or the English language Militaria magazines? I only ask because I know you've published in Armes Militaria.

All the best,

Dan

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