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    Hi all -- I am looking for a pair of bronze collar badges to restore to a battledress (1950s era) that was worn by an officer of the Royal Scots.  I am having great difficulty identifying the proper badge worn.  I have this page printed from an unknown source that I received years ago with a purchase.  You can see here that the badges look like those that I am finding for the Scots Guards (and the first-third rows on the image from 'the saleroom').  I find a lot of another type of badge for the 1st RS with the thistle, some holly leaves it looks like, and Royal Scots on a scroll beneath (see fourth-sixth rows).

    Which is the correct badge??  I know they must be the bronze service dress style, but which of the two should I be seeking?

    Here is the uniform I have.  The pocket buttons are regimental and beneath the tartan is a ghost of the Lowland Brigade (or 52d Division).

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    And the reference page that had be chasing what I think is the insignia for Scots Guards.  Sorry for the poor quality, I snapped it quickly in low light this morning.

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    And last, the image from the saleroom auction site that shows both types together.

    RSbadges_saleroom.thumb.jpg.59399f004952128dad7ff4fe6e6508af.jpg

    Posted

    the badge in the top three rows, in bronze I think for BD, is correct, as shown in the magazine, the other badge with the Royal Scots scroll is the other ranks badge.

    Posted

    Ah, thank you, Jerry!  That makes sense now that both would show up frequently in searches.  

    Now, post-1958 I understand that all regiments of the Lowland Brigade adopted the same cap badge, correct?  So, Sommerville would have had this battledress with the officer's type bronze collar badges and worn a bonnet with RS tartan and the Lowland Brigade badge rather than the RS badge?

    Thank you!

    Robert

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