Gordon Highlanders feather bonnet
Article about: Another of my acquisitions over the past few days, a vintage Gordon Highlanders feather bonnet. There is considerable fading to the ribbon at the back, and the ostrich feathers seem to be lo
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A good looking piece of head gear buddy.
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SteveR
A good looking piece of head gear buddy.
And as light as a feather!
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Nice!
Love them too, and on my list.
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I wore one of these , one summer I worked at Halifax Citadel as a 78th Highlander . I believe our kit weighted in at around 35 pounds of wool , leather , brass and feathers . I had my photo taken around 50 000 times give or take . Great bonnet , I would love to have one .
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Realy!?
So there must be a pic on the forum some where!!?? ;-)
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Very cool addition. There were two for sale at my mates shop in Cardiff a few months back, very tempting but I passed.
Regards,
Jerry
Whatever
its just an opinion.
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stuka f
Realy!?
So there must be a pic on the forum some where!!?? ;-)
I'll see if I can find a good one .
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Looks great!
Thanks for posting them.
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