Red/Green Pipe Band Doublet | Irish Regimental Doublet

Red / Green Pipe Band Piper / Drummer Doublet - Green Facings Regimental Pattern - The Red / Green Pipe Band Piper / Drummer Doublet is the green-faced version of the scarlet doublet, featuring dark green collar and dark green gauntlet cuffs with gold buttons and trim. Green facings denote Irish Regiments, Royal Irish, and many Commonwealth regiments that use green as their regimental facing color.

The photo shows scarlet red wool with forest green collar, green cuffs, gold piping, and gold buttons.

Features:

Green Facings: Dark forest green Melton Wool collar with gold piping border and white under-collar - as seen in photo - and dark green gauntlet cuffs with gold button and gold piping top.

Gold Braid Details: Gold soutache braid down center front with gold ball buttons, gold braid stripes on ornate shoulder wings (green border wings), and gold vertical stripes on front Inverness flaps.

Scarlet Body: Bright scarlet red Melton Wool 18-20 oz body - traditional British Army scarlet.

Ornate Wings & Flaps: Pointed shoulder wings with gold stripe detail and green piping, plus front flaps with vertical gold stripes and gold border with red/white backing showing.

Historic Pattern: Exact pattern worn by Irish Guards pipers, Royal Irish Regiment, and Canadian Irish regiments.

Why Green Facings:

Irish Guards, Royal Irish Regiment, London Irish, Canadian Irish regiments - all wear scarlet with green facings

US bands with Irish heritage (NYPD Emerald Society, Fire Dept Irish bands) pay premium for green facings

"Red Green Pipe Band Doublet", "Irish Doublet", "Green Facing Doublet", "Royal Irish Doublet"

Factory Specs:

Fabric: Scarlet Melton Wool Body + Forest Green Melton Facings

Trim: Gold Braid

Buttons: Gold Ball

Lining: Satin

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