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The 25th (The King’s Own Borderers) Regiment of Foot
1887 The King’s Own Scottish Borderers
Letter Crest
Officers 1855-1881 (Ryan fig.38)
Examples of the above clasp with an apostrophe in “KING’S” also exist.
“THE KING’S OWN BORDERERS”
With apostrophe in “KING’S”.
Ryan describes this from notes supplied as being worn by the regiment from 1881 to 1887, before they became the Kings Own Scottish Borderers and adopted a dirk plate.
An extremely rare clasp.
(Ryan fig.190)
“THE KINGS OWN BORDERERS”
Without an apostrophe in “KINGS”.
A variation of Ryan 190, differences to the outer ring and also in the size of the Crown and Lion.
The above stamping dye also exists with a variation in the layout of the title, I’m not sure if this was prior or post 1881.
Left image is the stamp, mirrored on the right to make it readable.
Kings Own Scottish Borderers
Officers Dirk Plate 1887-1901.
“THIRD WIGTOWNSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS”
Third Wigtownshire Rifle Volunteers (Newton Stewart), Galloway Rifle Volunteers.