Sergeant, 93rd Foot 1815.

[Ratch]

As befits a Highland regiment, this NCO wears trews and a sash in scarlet and the regimental colour (yellow). His fatigue cap would be replaced by the feather bonnet on duty. Highland troops wore the kilt and their officers had crimson sashes from the left shoulder to the right hip. Tartans of the era were derived from the Black Watch or military sett, with various white, red or yellow lines added for regimental distinction. It was not unusual for the men to carry 80lbs of equipment, including a haversack, canteen, ammunition pouch, ball bag and belts in addition to the rifle or musket. Contained in the haversack were two spare shirts, stockings, a spare pair of shoes with extra heels and soles, a pair of trousers or breeches and a greatcoat. Then there were various brushes, a razor, a bar of soap, a box of whitener or blacking, a mess tin and rations. Up to three days rations might be carried, consisting of a pound of bread and a pound of meat per day. The standard British musket was the M1794 India Pattern (known as the Brown Bess) or the Land Pattern.

This is a conversion of the 01551 Coldstream Guardsman.