waistbelt clasp, officer, waistbelt clasp
Accession Number

NAM.1983-10-5-1

Description

Officer's waistbelt clasp, Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, 1860-1880 Silvered brass. Belt fittings of ornate foliate design. The central circular plate is horizontally hatched and bears the following design in relief: a shield bearing the Arms of Scotland, viz: or a lion rampant within a tressure flory counter-flory (the background colour is indicated in trick). Above the shield, the motto, 'Pro Patria'. Surrounding the plate, a frosted circlet with burnished edges bearing the burnished title, 'Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers'.