Gurkha Rifles 5th, 2nd Bt. (Punjab) Spirit of Scotland This tartan was originally supplied

This tartan was originally supplied by William Wilson and Sons of Bannockburn to a Mr Kidd who used it to clothe the slaves on his West Indian plantation

Accept only authentic Scottish-made tartans

This is one of the oldest and most completely preserved specimens of homespun handlooming

Versions of this tradition vary but the story turns on the existence of either one regiment or the other dating back to service under Pontius Pilate at the time of Christ's crucifixion

Gurkha Rifles 5th, 2nd Bt. (Punjab) Spirit of Scotland This tartan was originally suppliedBlack Watch 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force), also abbreviated as 5 GR(FF) is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Nepalese origin. It was formed in 1858 as part of the British Indian Army. The regiment's battalions served in the First World War (Mesopotamia) and Second World War (Anglo Soviet invasion of Iran, Mediterranean, Italian campaign, and in Burma). The regiment was known as the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles