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Well you got me there Mervyn!...I have no idea why the Fasces are on the Waistbelt Clasp, its also on the 90th Shoulderbelt Plate.

thanks Stuart.

Thanks Alex.

Left to Right below.

Ive updated the Uniforms and added some Waistbelt Clasps

Ive got a couple more Mervyn, I'll post when i find them, I took the photos last year for Insurance purposes

Hi Hugh, This will sound stupid coming from a Scottish collector, but i dont have any complete uniforms to the Highland Regiments. I have various bits and pieces like belts, doublets, badges, bonnets, etc.... but no complete uniforms. I mainly collect Scottish Rifles and related regiments/corps.

Hi Patrick, the mannequin is one i made up from a flock head and a half mannequin which had no head. It worked out very well, and displays the uniforms perfectly... i keep meaning to make another, but never find the time.

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Does it have the British WD mark? If it does i would love to see a photograph... i believe some australian regiments with scottish links used these well past WW2

Beautiful Bayonet Mervyn, my father had one of these many moons ago and in a very similar condition.

Saw that Stuart, thanks for the heads up.

I am right on it Stuart!...wouldn't want your shelves to look uneven

Thanks Stuart, I found the illustration. Much appreciated

Fliegerkompagnie 50D of Austro/Hungarian Air force had a white 4 leaf clover as an emblem, possibly a pilot of there. photo below.

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Interesting Leigh, Ive heard cedar wood is a moth deterrent but never actually tried it or cedar oil, might give this a try, also heard lavender oil or dried mint leaves are supposed to work well also.

Indeed Hugh....most inconsiderate of them.

Thanks Mervyn, some nice snippets of info in there

Hi Hugh, these are notoriously hard to date unless hallmarked. Ive seen quite a few of these over the years and have never been able to say for sure how old they are. The problem is the style has never really changed that much throughout the years. The name Sgian Dubh roughly translated means black knife in gaelic. The small Saint Andrew and cross is usually referred to as a "Jimmy" by many Scottish Collectors, don't ask me why, I have no idea where that comes from, its a popular icon mostly in the Highland Regiments, the Black Watch wear it as a collar badge as well as on the Sgian Dubh. so its hard to pin down your Sgian Dubh to a particular Regiment without some kind of provenance. On the up side, it does look to have quite a bit of age to it, I would agree with Mervyn its most likely late Victorian or possibly early Edwardian. A lot of Victorian "Cairngorms" in Dirks are not true Cairngorms at all, they are actually glass, backed with a foil and coloured to give the impression of being a Cairngorm, as true Cairngorms were considered semi-precious stones and would add significantly to the cost of producing a dirk or Sgian Dubh...so many officers plumped for a faux cairngorm to cut the cost. Unfortunately the only way to find this out is to remove the stone from the pommel. Either way, its still a nice little Sgian Dubh and a nice thing to have.