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Auction: 11007 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 301

A Commemorative Scroll Presented to David Stirling, Founder of the S.A.S. A fine quality illustrated and illuminated scroll, 970mm x 280mm, entitled ´Amsit and David Stirling´, decorated with symbols of Ancient Egypt (gold, cobras, storks, vultures &c.) and Scotland (beer, golf clubs, the Loch Ness monster, ghosts &c.) and showing the winged figures of Amsit and David Stirling- the Ancient Egyptian God breathing life into his elected people, and the Scottish Warrior shooting down the German eagle and crushing it beneath the wheels of his chariot, surmounted by the Ancient Egyptian scarab, and submounted by the S.A.S. badge; the inscription below, in French, reading: ´In the early days of the old Egyptian Empire, the god Amsit, one of the four brothers of Horus, had the privilege of the two signs of life: -The famous sign "Ankh", the symbol of life - And the other, less well-known sign, the breath of life. After giving life to his elected people, the god Amsit engaged them to fortify his bones and to stand beside him for ever. Forty centuries later, in the year 1941, in the same country, the young David Stirling, of pure Scottish lineage, fought against the well known Rommel, the "Desert Fox". The weakness of the 8th Army was obvious and David was upset about it. So, just as Ra, god of the Sun, was begotten from Nun, the god of the sea, so David, bursting out of the Army´s cocoon, founded the S.A.S. Just like the god Amsit, he possessed two signs of life: -The famous sign "Who Dares Wins" - And the other he used generously to breathe life into his faithful followers. For each of their followers one badge was created - The winged short sword for the "Who Dares Wins" sign - And the winged golden scarab god for the other sign. The story of David is well told, including the numerous and furious fights between him and the "Desert Fox". Following his magnificent actions, David soon became the legendary example and the idol of each S.A.S. member and his sign "Who Dares Wins" became the symbol of total and enthusiastic engagement. As the gods of Ancient Egypt knew how to keep the memory of their prestigious story, so the present days will know how to perpetuate the magnificent tale of David and the S.A.S. David, Companion of the S.A.S., the next rendez-vous is in four thousand years!´, mounted in a glazed frame Estimate £ 1,000-1,200 Provenance: Presented to David Stirling by a member of the French Resistance, and subsequently given by Stirling himself to the current vendor.

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£900