A Rare Kings Own Scottish Borders Field Officers Sword. 40” overall, 33” straight Claymore blade with twin narrow fullers & spear point, engraved with GR V cipher to one side & ‘Kings Own Scottish Borders’ to the other, with scrolling thistles. Pierced symmetrical steel bowl guard with thistles & regimental badge, with liner. As carried by Scottish staff officers of Royal Scots, Gorden Highlanders and Highland Light Infantry but with their own regimental badges. Fish skin grip with twisted steel wire. In its original field service pattern scabbard with steel ball ended drag.
Circa 1912
A rare sword in good condition.
See ‘Swords of the British Army’ by Robson pages 185/6
The Regiment was created in 1689 as a crisis measure for the defence of Edinburgh against the Jacobites and in 2006 became part of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.