Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Black Watch (Territorial Battalion), an officer’s shoulder belt plate c1908-14, rectangular silver-plated matt back plate with raised burnished rim, overlaid with gilt star of the Order of the Thistle, silver plate, K.C., thistles and motto centrally, gilt St Andrew’s Cross with silver Sphinx below, gilt title scrolls ‘The Royal Highlanders’ and ‘Black Watch’, the reverse with two hooks and two studs, and retailer’s stamp ‘Wm. Anderson, Military Outfitters, Edinburgh’, slight wear to gilt overlays and traces of solder to reverse, otherwise very good condition £180-220

See Colour Plate VI