21st Foot Officer's SBP

An exceptionally rare, silver and gilt, shoulder belt plate for an officer of The 21st Foot (Royal North British Fusiliers, later 1st battalion of The Royal Scots Fusiliers) with the usual two hook and two stud fastenings. The backing leather is still intact. Slight polish. Parkyn 196.

Note: Major Harry Parkyn's book on (Military) Shoulder-Belt Plates and Buttons dates this plate...  read more

Code: 58340

Cameronians Piper's Glengarry Badge

A white metal glengarry badge for a piper of The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) with a single lug fastening (north) and a short slider fastening. Gaylor plate 26.

Note: This is the smaller pattern at approximately 65mm wide x 45mm tall, which Gaylor states was worn by the 1st battalion circa 1860-1921.

These badges usually have a long slider fastening. I have never ...  read more

Code: 58334

BW Officer's Glengarry Badge

A scarce, pre-1937 pattern, (faded) silver-plated and gilt glengarry badge for The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) with two lug fastenings (east and west). KK656.  read more

Code: 58330

BW Officer's Glengarry Badge

A scarce, post-1937 pattern, silver-plated and gilt glengarry badge for The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) with two lug fastenings (east and west). As KK2003.

Note: Curiously, this badge does not have the sphinx and Egypt tablet at the bottom - and it does not appear to be broken.  read more

Code: 58315

3rd VB BW Glengarry Badge

A rare, white metal, glengarry badge for the 3rd volunteer battalion of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) with two lug fastenings (east and west). HQ at Dundee. Bloomer 2, 140.  read more

Code: 58310

HLI (Vols/Militia) Glengarry Badge

A white metal glengarry badge for a volunteer/militia battalion of with two nicely toned lug fastenings (east and west). Bloomer 1, p57 (top left).

Note: Bloomer states this badge was worn by the 1st and 2nd volunteer battalions, circa 1887-1901 although he also states it was worn by the 5th, 7th and 8th (territorial) battalions prior to 1916.  read more

Code: 58296

25th Foot Glengarry Badge

A rare, brass, glengarry badge for The 25th Foot (later 1st battalion of The King's Own Scottish Borderers) with two lug fastenings (north and south). KK460.  read more

Code: 58220

Anodised 5th Seaforth Glengarry Badge

A scarce, anodised aluminium, glengarry badge for the 5th (territorial) battalion of The Seaforth Highlanders with two lug fastenings (east and west). KK1754.  read more

Code: 58218

Y/Fife & Forfar Shoulder Title

A pair of brass shoulder titles for The Fife & Forfar Yeomanry, each with three lug fastenings (north, east and west). Westlake 323.  read more

Code: 58201

4th VB Black Watch (?) Glengarry Badge

A nice, white metal, glengarry badge for the 4th volunteer battalion of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) with two lug fastenings (east and west). HQ at Perth. As KK2694.

Note: This badge was also worn by The Trinity College, Glenalmond, Officer Training Corps, although the quality of the striking and the dark, toned lugs suggests this may be an earlier (Victorian) exampl...  read more

Code: 58173