Boer War Scottish Horse Slouch Cap Badge - New
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This is an extremely high quality Reproduction Boer War Slouch Hat badge worn by the 'Scottish Horse' from 1900 to 1902 during the second Boer War in South Africa. It is almost impossible find a genuine Boer War Scottish Horse badge, this is the next best thing!
Perfect for:
- Boer War & South African Collectors
- Museums and displays
- Filling a gap in a collection
- Gifts and presentations
- Scottish Military History Collectors
In late 1900, the Marquess of Tullibardine was in asked by Lord Kitchener, whom he had served under on the Omdurman Campaign, to raise a regiment of Scotsmen in South Africa, called The Scottish Horse. The regiment was raised quickly and soon saw active service in the Western Transvaal. A second regiment of Scottish Horse was raised from troops recruited by the 7th Duke of Atholl. Being a mixture of Scottish, South African, Australian and English mounted troopers they gained a very ferocious reputation and awarded one Victoria Cross.
It is though that many of these badges were made by hand by the farriers during the journey to South Africa and on arrival - hence the hand cut look!
It is 45mm tall x 40mm wide x 2mm thick and weighs 21 grams. It comes with attachment pin.
The final picture compares our new version and aged version.
