Green Pipe Band Doublet Silver Piping | Green Wool Silver Piping

Green Pipe Band Doublet - Silver Piping Edition - The Green Pipe Band Doublet -  Silver Pipign Edition is the  silver trim version of the bottle green doublet, featuring silver piping, silver stripes, and silver buttons instead of gold.  silver on green is the most popular choice for civilian pipe bands, school bands, university bands, and competition bands that want green but not military gold.

The photo shows the silver piping green pattern - bottle green wool with white piping down front, white-bordered wings, white-striped flaps and cuffs, and silver buttons.

Features:

Bottle Green Wool: Same deep bottle / rifle green Melton Wool 18-20 oz.

Silver Piping: Silver piping down center front with silver under-collar piping, silver border on pointed shoulder wings (triangle cut-out), white vertical stripes on Inverness flaps with silver button, and white vertical stripes on gauntlet cuffs with silver button and white top border.

Silver Buttons: Chrome silver ball buttons down front (7 buttons) - bright silver on green - as seen in photo.

Clean Modern Look: No heavy gold embroidery - crisp white and silver - modern, competition-friendly, youthful - preferred by school and university bands.

Difference Between Your 3 Green Doublets:

Elaborate Gold: Gold embroidered collar, dragon wings, full gold lacing - For Pipe Major / Drum Major - Military - Most elaborate

Simple Gold: Gold piping, triangle wings, simple gold stripes - For regular pipers/drummers - Military / Traditional

THIS ONE -  Silver:  piping,  stripes, silver buttons - For civilian / school / competition bands - Modern / Clean

Why  on Green Sells in USA:

School bands, university bands, and civilian competition bands avoid gold (looks too military) and prefer /silver on green

Irish-American bands (Emerald Societies) often choose  trim on green for modern look

"Green  Doublet", "Green Silver Doublet", "Bottle Green  Braid", "Green School Band Doublet" - zero competition

Factory Specs:

Fabric: Bottle / Rifle Green Melton Wool 18-20 oz

Piping:  Silver Piping / Silver Stripes + Silver Buttons

Buttons: Silver Ball

Sizes: 34" to 56"

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