73rd (Perthshire) Regiment /90th (Perthshire Volunteers) (Light Infantry), an extremely fine and rare officer’s copper gilt glengarry badge c1873-1881, being the full Arms and Motto of the City of Perth, mint state £200-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Scottish Badges from the Collection of the late Arthur Strutt.

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Note: Parkyn states pages 149 & 209 that both regiments were authorised to use the Arms of Perth as a collar badge from 1873 and 1874 respectively and evidence suggests that both regiments adopted the Arms for use as a glengarry badge c1878, that of the 90th being without the motto.