A repost from the other thread
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Originally Posted by Mike Jackson
A request for information from my co-author:
Some questions about the Scottish Horse during the period 1938- 1947.
1. SH Service Dress was of a different cut to the rest of the Cavalry/Yeomanry i.e there were three buttons at the bottom of the sleeves (see attached photo). Was this a feature of earlier Scottish tunics?
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It may be a Scottish Horse only feature, but the three cuff buttons were on their earlier (WW1) tunics.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ject/205226576
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ject/205226577
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ject/205291653
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ject/205302428
And similarly, the buttons are also on the uniform cuffs of the Transvaal Scottish
http://www.jocks.co.za/ http://www.jocks.co.za/uniforms.htm
And to add.
Appears that the three buttons on lower sleeve were not worn when officers' tunics had rank insignia on the cuff.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MzypK_99LU...2BScotland.JPG