Rare Third Regiment of Foot Guards - Scots Guards Victorian 1825-1855 Officers Sword Belt Plate

The Scots Guards officers sword belt plate was worn on the middle of the white leather sword belt that officers wore over the right shoulder. The plate is a gilded copper ( some age rubbing to the gilding on this rare plate. The rectangular gilded plate has burnished edges overlaid with the Star of the Order of the Thistle mounted on the centre.

Two hooks and two studs upon the reverse.

The rectangular type replaced the oval plate circa 1825 and was worn for 30 years until 1855 when the tunic pattern was changed and swords were hung from a waist belt.

Plate size approx. 73mm x 93mm

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The Scots Guards (SG) is one of the five Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. Its origins are as the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland. Its lineage can be traced back to 1642, although it was only placed on the English Establishment in 1686.

The regiment now known as the Scots Guards traces its origins to the Marquis of Argyll's Royal Regiment, a unit raised in 1642 by Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll in response to the 1641 Irish Rebellion.

The 3rd Foot Guards was renamed the Scots Fusilier Guards in 1831. The 1st Battalion fought in the Crimean War (1854-1856) as part of the Guards Brigade, gaining battle honours for the Battle of the Alma, the Battle of Inkerman and the Siege of Sevastopol.