Victorian Black Watch

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Officers SBP in silver gilt and copper. Another Kirkwoods piece with their name and thistle logo to the reverse.

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1st Forfarshire RVC Officers S/P pouch badge.
Arms of the City of Dundee upon an eight point rayed star two screw posts to the rear.

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On the right 2nd Bn badge without scrolls first adopted by the Bn in 1881.
The permanent pass issued to 19030177 Pte Skinner in Pakistan 12th Dec 1947
still with QVC no scrolls.

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1st Fifeshire Rifle Volunteer Corps ORs WM helmet plate 1880-87. HQ at St. Andrews. Became 6th (Fifeshire) VBRH in 1887, and 7th (TF) RH Bn in 1908.
Three pinched lugs to the reverse.
Bloomer 118.

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Early ORs pewter glengarry badge circa 1860.
Notice the absence of the word rifle from the title.
The fragile pewter has a WM backing plate with vertical pin attached to strengthen it for wear. Became the 4VBRH in 1887.

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White metal cantle Offs & Sgts possibly 5VBRH.

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You've got a stunning collection of badges here Rob, great to see my local regiment getting some love!

Adam

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Volunteer officers dirk belt plate in reversed metals, 1881-1902.
Silver plated seeded rectangular plate with raised burnished edges. Mounted with a gilt star and silver plate overlay with a copper St. Andrew to the centre.

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1st Bn bandsman's plaid brooch.
Cast WM brooch, a repeating pattern of thistles within a raised and scalloped border. Mounted to the centre a die-struck St. Andrew sporran style device.
Marked on the reverse 120.

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A variant of Churchill 1187.
Collars changed to double variety shown in my posts 63 and 112 in 1887 when redesignated 3rd (Dundee Highland) VBRH.

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2nd Admin Bn (Perthshire Highland) R V 1874.
Well worn example of the ORs brass WBC.
See Bloomer P72 for officers.

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Officers silvered pouch badge, RPHRV in floriated and entwined letters. Two screw posts to the reverse.
Royal Perth Highland Rifle Volunteers. The PHRVs were not entitled to the prefix Royal it is thought that this badge was adopted in 1887 when the PHRV became the 5th (Perthshire) Volunteer Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders).
Ex H King.

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1st Forfarshire (City of Dundee) RV, ORs WM badge 1864-82.
Bloomer 134.

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Victorian officers s/p & gilt glengarry badge C1881.
Cast back star mounted with a gilt overlay surmounted with a pinched style of crown. St. Andrew to the centre has a separate tang for the cotter pin which is made of blued steel. I believe this was the first pattern adopted by the 2nd Bn in 1881, see post no 78 for the Sgts version.

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Pipers WM plaid brooch 3.1/4" diameter. C 1890s.
42 numerals have been removed from the die leaving ghost numbers in the space below the buckle strap. The quoit is cast and St. Andrew is die-struck and back filled with lead.