A piper’s dirk to The Royal Scots. Plated blade of traditional style, 10½”, studded strapwork bog oak hilt with thistle embossed white metal lower bands to grip and pommel, with flat top and incised stud. White metal mounted black leather scabbard with applied brass and white metal regimental locket to top mount (enscribed Nemo Me Impune Lacessit), St. Andrew and cross to middle mount and thistle sprays to lower two mounts middle and chape. Matching knife and fork ensuite (spring clips missing), suspension frog (worn) and buckle. Blade; 10,5 inches. Condition: Good
Ref 38. The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)
1920s
The Royal Scots was not a kilted regiment, except for pipers and pipe majors.
The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment), once known as the Royal Regiment of Foot, was the oldest and most senior infantry regiment of the line of the British Army, having been raised in 1633 during the reign of Charles I of Scotland.
The regiment existed continuously until 2006, when it amalgamated with the King's Own Scottish Borderers to become the Royal Scots Borderers, which merged with the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment), the Black Watch, the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland.