Description
Physical description
badge, pin, flap, card mount, label, 3 x seals.
Badge: Silver anodized aluminium headdress badge for the Tam o' Shanter, King's Own Scottish Borderers, being the Royal crest with Qeen's crown linking the tips of a thistle wreath enclosing a circlet with a voided centre, on the circlet, top, bottom, left and right segments respectively, KING'S / OWN /SCOTTISH /BORDERERS, overlaid on the circlet a saltire and overlaid over the centre of that a castle with three turrets, a flag flying from each, between the circlet and the crown and over the top arms of the saltire an upward scroll on which IN VERITATE / RELIGIONIS / CONFIDE, across the foot of the badge and passing behind the lower arms of the saltire a downward scroll on which NISI / DOMINUS / FRUSTRA. Two loops to reverse. A cotter pin is mounted with the badge.
Flap: A flap of white cotton protects the badge.
Card: STORES AND CLOTHING, stamped on, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (AD), Quality Assurance Directorate (S&C), Didcot, Berks, adjacent signature and date 26 April 94; Pattern No. 20194, Spec. No: UK/CIC/2124D, Cat No.: 8455.99.973.9926; STANDARD; Badge, Organization, Anodised Aluminium, Tam-o'Shanter, King's Own Scottish Borderers; Approved: (blank), Date: 26.3.71, Authority: A/54/Inf/8774; NV 82/0105; stamped CANCELLED.
Reverse: Stamped CANCELLED.
Seal 1 & 2: both a red sealing wax seal of a vertical rectangular cartouche containing the Shield, Crest and Motto scroll from the Arms of the Board of Ordnance.
Label: White "parcel-type" label on which STANDARD PATTERN; Pattern No. 20194, Specification No. UK/SC/2124E, NATO Stock No. 8455.99.973.9926; Designation: Insignia service Tam o'Shanter Soldier, King's Own Scottish Borderers; Special Note/Comment: Aluminium Anodised Silver to be supplied with cotter pin. Shade to conform to Pattern No. 15456; Approved: (Signature), Date sealed: 10.2.95; D.DCTA/82/049/29. QPS; A4-6D; Stamped with both RESEALED and OBSOLETE.
Reverse: Three order annotations to reverse from 16.2.95 to 24/1/00; included in the list is in addition - Canfiguration Baseline, 25.3.98, (blank), (initials).
Seal 3: Small plain lead disc.