Tomkat:

He is " pulling your leg " a form of Britsh humour, don't yah know ?

The proper name for this type of trousers, at least in the British vernacular was " riding breeches " and they were originally used by the cavalry troops, both Officers and other ranks. British cavalry troops wore a yellow leg stripe on their breeches, to distinguish them from other branches of service, who wore differently striped trousers.

By the WW2 era, no one was wearing them " in the field " and everyone in the British army was in khaki battle dress, regardless of their unit or Corps afilliation. By the way.....Kahki is a Indian word, meaning drab, or dull.

Some current British Army units still wear them as a part of their " Number One Dress " or "full dress order ", with spurs .


Jim Bunting. Toronto.