Interesting articles on the VW Forum, but the photographic evidence in them, particularly the contemporary Victorian photos, seems to show gaiters taller than those sculpted on the Perry figures shown in this thread. The Victorian infantry 11" tall gaiter would cover most of the calf. In scale terms, the Perrys' gaiters look to be about 7" - 8" tall, and that's without trousers turned over the top of the gaiters, or the gaiters apparently sagging with wear.