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For your consideration, you are viewing a piece of military history. This badge is a WW1 Royal Scots Fusiliers cap badge die-struck in brass complete with 2 lugs but no pin. The cap badge of a regiment is its most basic identifying emblem and much emotion is vested in such badges by members of regiments. The Royal Scots Fusilier’s history dates back to 1678 when it was raised by Charles Erskine, de jure 5th Earl of Mar (de jure indicates the earldom fell into dispute with the crown after Alexander Stewart forcibly captured and married Isabel Douglas, the Countess of Mar in 1404). The tradition at the time of the Regiment was to be named after its colonel ‘The Earl of Mar’s Regiment’ and the nickname ‘the Duke O’Mars Greybreeks’.
The Regiment saw its first action in 1679 at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge when it helped to put down the Covenanter Rebellion which formed following the restoration of King Charles II. Presbyterian ministers who refused to accept the rule of bishops were ejected from their parishes by the crown and took up arms in rebellion.
The cap badge of the Royal Scots Fusiliers is a large gilded badge in the shape of a fused grenade. On the ball of the grenade are the Royal Arms surmounted by the Royal Crest with the Imperial King’s crown. On the Royal Arms is the inscription ‘HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE (the motto of the Order of the Garter) and below the Arms the inscription ‘DIEU ET MON DROIT’.
CONDITION: This badge is in good condition for its age and use, there are no dents or damage to the badge front, and it has a naturally aged patina. The lugs on the back are slightly bent, this does not come with a pin # Please note: The Photographs form part of the description; Super-sized photos can show the finer details and conditions.
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- HEIGHT: 7.5 cm / 2.95"
- WIDTH: 4.4 cm / 1.73"
- DEPTH: 1.6 cm / 0.62"