Full battle dress

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Full battle dress is the name given to the parade uniform of the Scottish Highland regiments .

Components

The full battle dress includes the doublet worn with the kilt (a heavy uniform jacket with gold or silver braids), the plaid (a cloak wrapped around the chest and shoulder), and the feather bonnet (a headgear made from ostrich feathers ).

Bagpipers wear belt bags with their full battle dress . The sgian dubh , the light dagger-like stabbing weapon of a piper, like the spats and gaiters, is part of a complete uniform.

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.dudelsack-muenster.de/outfit.html

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