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Auction: 18003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 720

An Officer's Dirk-Belt, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders

of dark blue velvet on black Russia leather, the velvet heavily embroidered overall with thistles and leaves in gold- and silver-wire and sequins; the belt adjustable by a strap and buckle at the rear; the oval gilt two-part plate with rectangular loops, the plate mounted in white-metal with St Andrew and his Cross within a wreath of thistles and leaves, the numeral 559 scratched into the reverse; some wear to gilding of plate and some wear and repairs to belt but otherwise good condition; length at present 81mm, width 45mm.

In 1873, upon the Regiment being given the title 'Queen's Own', its facing colour changed from dark green to dark blue. Dirk belts of this design (but faced with dark green velvet) are recorded from the 1840s and (faced with dark blue after 1873) were worn until the ending of full dress in c.1939; it is probable that they continued to be worn on occasion until the third quarter of the 20th century - see Historical Records of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (London, 1909), Vol. II, pp. 262, 267 and passim.

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