NAM.1986-02-55-1

Sporran, officers’, full dress, 2nd Volunteer Battalion Highland Light Infantry, worn by Capt E G Tidd, 1906 (c). Crimson Morocco leather, with brown goat hair. Buff kid leather lining. Tassels of gold plated metal, red morocco leather and grey goat hair, with round black woven cotton tassel cord. Silver plated metal cantle with three roundels at the top, each bearing a sprig of thistle. At the bottom an eight pointed rayed and faceted star upon which is the cross of St Andrew, faceted, at the centre of which is a bugle horn bearing the regimental cypher. Below the horn a scroll bearing a battle honour, and below this an elephant statant. Below all a scroll bearing the battalion title. The whole is surmounted by a monarchial crown. Between and around the roundels is a Celtic pattern of lines and torques.