Having a Scottish family name and interest one of my areas of interest is collecting and displaying Regimental badges and tartans as used in Commonwealth forces for the last 2 centuries. I can then also develop additional / duplicate items for sale and trade.
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So here we deal with the commonly found regiments with badges and tartans - also information on spotting fake /replicas to hone your living history impression or collection.
There are around 3x more, but I keep this list to the most commonly encountered (non South African, Australia or New Zealand)
Black Watch (modern) Tartan
also Royal Regiment Government 1A (Modern)
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Regiments:
Argyll Highlanders
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Black Watch (The Royal Highland Regiment)
Canadian Black Watch
Glasgow Highlanders (Highland Light Infantry)
Gurkha Rifles - 6th & 9th
Tyneside Scottish
Campbell of Cawdor (modern) Tartan
also Ancient Campbell
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Regiments:
Argyll Fencibles
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Lorne Scots (Canada) - Peel, Duffern and Halton Regiment
Cameron of Erracht (Ancient) Tartan
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Regiments:
Cameron Highlanders (79th of Foot)
Queens Own Cameron Highlanders
Queens Own Highlanders
Dalziel (Modern) Tartan
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Regiment:
Royal Scotts Greys (Pipers)
Davidson (Modern) Tartan
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Regiment:
Highlanders of Canada (48th)
Erskine (Modern) Tartan
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Regiment:
Kings Own Scottish Borderers (Territorial Army - Pipers).
Erskine (Hunting) Tartan
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Regiment:
Royal Scotts Fusiliers
Fraser (Hunting) Tartan
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Regiments:
Scottish Horse
Lovat Scouts
Gordon - Army 92nd Regiment (Modern)
also Stewart Hunting
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Regiments:
Gordon Highlanders
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Stewart Royal (Modern)
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Regiments:
Scotts Guards (Pipers)
Royal Scotts (Pipers)
Royal Scotts Dragoon Guards (Pipers)
Kings Own Scottish Borderers
Black Watch (Pipers)
Seaforth Highlanders (72nd and 78 of Foot)
McKenzie Seaforth Highlanders No2 (Modern)
also Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
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Regiments:
Highland Light Infantry (71st and 74th of Foot).
Seaforth Highlanders (72nd and 78 of Foot)
Royal Highland Fusiliers (as Trews)
Royal Scotts Fusiliers
Stewart of Fingask (Modern)
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Regiments:
Royal Tank Regiment
Highlanders of Canada (48th)?