These coloured drawings were made by Percy Sumner and may be copies from a contemporary source. The left hand drawing has three figures, one of which is a bandsman of the Royal Regiment (titled The Royal Scots since 1812). He has coloured the jacket blue with red facings but this is doubtful as, although reverse coloured jackets were worn in most infantry regiments, those ‘Royal’ regiments who had blue facings retained their red jackets for musicians. However, Sumner is regarded as a reliable source of information on uniform, and he has emphasised the unexpected colour of this musician's jacket with a written note underneath which says ‘Blue coat, red linings, white lace.’
The drummer wears a red jacket faced blue as had been the tradition for ‘Royal’ regiments since the Warrant of 1751, and probably earlier. He has the same shako as the men, introduced in 1812, and a white plume because he is attached to the grenadier company. He is armed with a short sword slung from a shoulder-belt. The private in the middle is from a battalion company so has a white over red plume. His jacket, shorter at the waist since 1811, has bastion shaped button loops. They continued to have the double blue worm lace pattern as specified in 1768. His shoulders have short, blue, fringed epaulettes.
The right hand drawing shows a corporal from the light company in marching order. In 1803 NCOs of infantry were ordered to wear chevrons to indicate rank. As a flank company corporal he would have had stripes on both sleeves. He has wings on his shoulders which are blue with lace stripes. His rectangular knapsack has a rolled greatcoat on top. This was grey, with a shoulder cape, authorised in 1802. He holds a New Land Service musket for which he has 60 rounds of ammunition, in his black leather pouch. The bayonet was the 17 inch socket type.
All ranks wear grey trousers which were introduced in 1812 to replace white trousers worn on foreign service. The men had short gaiters that covered the tops of their shoes. The officers wore short boots. Sumner has coloured the officer’s jacket as scarlet in contrast to the duller red worn by the rank and file. The jacket is devoid of gold lace and buttoned over. He is a battalion company officer, either a subaltern or captain, wearing a single gold bullion epaulette. He has a silver belt plate which may be speculation as the 1816 belt plate was gilt. His gilt shako plate was of regimental pattern inscribed THE ROYAL SCOTS.
