A Very Hard To Find Enamel Pin Badge - Displaying The Insignia of The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

Here we have a very hard to find enamel pin badge - displaying the insignia of The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

This is possibly a pouch or shoulder belt badge but more likely a sweatheart lapel pin badge.

The badge of The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) is a Mullet of the Coat of Arms of the Douglas family upon a stringed Bugle Horn, within two sprays of thistles.

The badge reflects the origins of the regiment and its connections with the ancient and powerful Douglas family.

It also commemorates their origins in the Light Infantry, as indicated by the bugle horn.

Bugles were used in light infantry regiments to give signals in the field in the same way as the drum was used in infantry line regiments. In 1881, the new amalgamated regiment was designated as a rifle regiment.

The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) , a Lowland regiment, were the only Rifle regiment amongst the Scottish infantry units, having been formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 26th Cameronian Regiment (which had been raised in 1689) and the 90th Perthshire Light Infantry (raised in 1794).

It raised 27 battalions during WWI.

Condition of the enamel is good as is the embossed work to the front of this pin the rear fastening pin is very slightly bent as is the clasp but works fine

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