Edwardian WWI officer's oak storage box with Gordon Highlanders regiment stag cap badge
Militaria interest - WWI period officer's oak storage box with a latch lock mechanism. Bearing a silver-plated cap badge to the hinged cover of the Gordon Highlanders regiment.
This regiment's badge consists of a wreath of ivy leaves surrounding a stag's head issuing from a ducal coronet. This was the Gordon family crest. It was they who raised the regiment's predecessor, the 92nd Foot in 1794. Below this crest is a scroll bearing the motto: 'bydand', which means 'steadfast'.
The Gordon Highlanders was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed for 113 years, from 1881 until 1994, when it was amalgamated with The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons). Although the 'Gordon Highlanders' had existed as the 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot since 1794, the actual 'Gordon Highlanders Regiment' was formed in 1881 by amalgamation of the 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot and 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot.
Scotland, c. 1914
1018 g
13 cm tall
20 cm wide
16 cm deep
Good antique condition. Scratches and nicks appropriate to age and use; crack along the edge of the left-hand side; one screw absent on the latch mechanism; protruding nail at the back.
Militaria interest - WWI period officer's oak storage box with a latch lock mechanism. Bearing a silver-plated cap badge to the hinged cover of the Gordon Highlanders regiment.
This regiment's badge consists of a wreath of ivy leaves surrounding a stag's head issuing from a ducal coronet. This was the Gordon family crest. It was they who raised the regiment's predecessor, the 92nd Foot in 1794. Below this crest is a scroll bearing the motto: 'bydand', which means 'steadfast'.
The Gordon Highlanders was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed for 113 years, from 1881 until 1994, when it was amalgamated with The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons). Although the 'Gordon Highlanders' had existed as the 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot since 1794, the actual 'Gordon Highlanders Regiment' was formed in 1881 by amalgamation of the 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot and 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot.
Scotland, c. 1914
1018 g
13 cm tall
20 cm wide
16 cm deep
Good antique condition. Scratches and nicks appropriate to age and use; crack along the edge of the left-hand side; one screw absent on the latch mechanism; protruding nail at the back.
Militaria interest - WWI period officer's oak storage box with a latch lock mechanism. Bearing a silver-plated cap badge to the hinged cover of the Gordon Highlanders regiment.
This regiment's badge consists of a wreath of ivy leaves surrounding a stag's head issuing from a ducal coronet. This was the Gordon family crest. It was they who raised the regiment's predecessor, the 92nd Foot in 1794. Below this crest is a scroll bearing the motto: 'bydand', which means 'steadfast'.
The Gordon Highlanders was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed for 113 years, from 1881 until 1994, when it was amalgamated with The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons). Although the 'Gordon Highlanders' had existed as the 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot since 1794, the actual 'Gordon Highlanders Regiment' was formed in 1881 by amalgamation of the 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot and 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot.
Scotland, c. 1914
1018 g
13 cm tall
20 cm wide
16 cm deep
Good antique condition. Scratches and nicks appropriate to age and use; crack along the edge of the left-hand side; one screw absent on the latch mechanism; protruding nail at the back.
