WW1 BLACK WATCH TINTED PHOTO MINIATURE- BOXED

Beautiful piece.
Black Watch soldier with red hackle visible on his Tam O Shanter.
Service dress tunic and also shows what looks like a haversack strap ?
Nicely tinted photo which was originally stuck in place in the purpose made period box.
Silk and velvet lined , some fraying to silk.
Leather covered wood outer.
Rare.  read more

Code: 57805

WW2 BRITISH LEATHER FLARE PISTOL HOLSTER

Sam Browne flare pistol holster in stout brown leather.
Great condition. Belt loop plus brass fixing, the latter with 2 brown leather loops.
Officer served with the E.F.I. and is one of a number of attributed to him , items I'm listing.
Scarce.
V.G.C.  read more

Code: 56189

WW1 BLACK WATCH OFFICER FRAMED PHOTO

Nice depiction of a WW1 Black Watch officer in Service Dress.
Original period frame as it came to me from his widows house in Ayrshire over 20 years ago.
Some staining to the card surround but not photo.
V.G.C.  read more

Code: 59902

AMERICAN KEVLAR "FRITZ" HELMET

Iconic pattern American kevlar helmet known as the "Fritz" helmet due to it's similarity in shape to the German WW2 stahlhelm.
Great condition.
Woodland camo cover and helmet band with luminous cats eyes.
Smalish size to suit around 55/56.Every aspect of this helmet is in great shape .
 read more

Code: 58977

WW2 GERMAN CANVAS GAITERS

Good pair of German wartime green canvas gaiters .
Good used condition with no issues.
V.G.C.  read more

Code: 59733

93RD OF FOOT, (A.&S.H.) OFFICERS COLLAR BADGE

Rare officers thistle collar as worn 1880 - 1883 by the 93rd.
sometimes also worn on the shoulder or as a sporran badge.
Die struck brass.
Screw posts to the back .
V.G.C.
93rd later became 2nd Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Hldrs.  read more

Code: 59851

ARGYLLSHIRE HLDRS. ( ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND ) PIPERS PLAID BROOCH

Good example of this scarce pipers brooch.

Large imposing plaid brooch as worn by pipers with the Argyllshire Rifle Volunteers.
. Hollow silver plated domed quoit.
Centre raised on arms and bearing a Victorian crown over a bugle and this surmounted by the Argyll Boars Head.
All rear pin and hook fixings original.
The Argyllshire Hldrs became the 8th...  read more

Code: 56998

9TH Btn. ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HLDRS.DUMBARTONSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS VICTORIAN LARGE TUNIC BUTTON

Rare button for the front of the tunic.
Silvered finish with Dumbarton Coat of Arms of Elephant and Howdah with Latin motto.
To the back is a laurel spray and Victorian crown.
This is the 1st with this as usually it's blank or has a specific maker.
Became the 9th Argylls.
V.G.C.  read more

Code: 59015

WW1 - SCOTTISH SGTS. RED SASH - ROYAL SCOTS & MORE

This came in with a group of 7th Royal Scots Sgts. items straight from a house in Edinburgh.
Dates to WW1 or possibly even earlier.
Nice condition with no issues.
A similar type is still in use today but this is 120 years old and not a thing that often crops up for sale.
See my other sales for the Sgts. tunic and white buff belt that came with it.
V.G.C.  read more

Code: 59473

ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HLDRS.OFFICERS SILVER SPORRAN BADGE

Rare variant being worn late in WW2 into Palestine in 1946.
Officers example in unmarked silver.
Please do not listen to any tosh about this being an English collar, it is not and I have examples of sporrans straight from vets families with this badge.
English collar is bronze.
Extremely hard to come by with Princess Louise cypher as opposed to Cat/ Boars Head to cen...  read more

Code: 59865