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Ref 3. 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders)
Officer's dirk to the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders). Double engraved blade. Fittings believed to be silver (but not tested). On one side of the blade etchings of the QVC crown (Queen Victoria Crown) over VR and sunrays, '93rd' in an elaborate laurel wreath and makers name Hamburger Rogers/& Co./30 Kings St/Covent Garden/London. On other side QVC crown over VR and sunrays, 'Cape of Good Hope', 'Sutherland 93rd Highlanders'. Cairngorms on dirk and ensuite knife (with markings G. H. ???Shefield) and fork. Dirk: 19 3/4 inches. Blade: 12 3/4 inches. Condition. Good. Two missing stubs on pommel and four on knife en suite. Two mounts slighlty loose. Leather to hilt at rear aged. The makers Hamburger Rogers & Co.were in business between 1840 and 1917.

Ref 3. 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders)

  • 1861 - 1880

  • The 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a Line Infantry Regiment of the British Army, raised in 1799. Under the Childers Reforms, it amalgamated with the 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot to form the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

    91st raised

    • 1794 as The 98th (known as The Argyll Regiment)
    • 1798 as The 91st
    • 1864 as The 91st Aygyllshire Highlanders
    • 1871 as The 91st (Peince Louise's) Argyllshire Highlanders
    • 1881 as the Princess Louise's (Sutherland and Argyll Highlanders), by the amalgamation of the 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot and 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
    • 1882 as the Prince Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders). The order of the "Argyll" and "Sutherland" sub-titles was changed from the 1881 naming
    • 1920 as The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princes Louise's)
    • 2006 as 5th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotand (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders). 5 SCOTS. Were permitted to use the title "The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Royal Regiment of Scotland
    • 2012 as 5th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders). 5 SCOTS. Reduced to one Company (Balaklava Company) for public ceremonial duties

    93th raised

    • 1800 as the 93rd (Known as the Sutherland Regiment)
    • 1861 as the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders)
    • 1881 as the Princess Louise's (Sutherland and Argyll Highlanders), by the amalgamation of the 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot and 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
    • 1882 as the Prince Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders). The order of the "Argyll" and "Sutherland" sub-titles was changed from the 1881 naming
    • 1920 as The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princes Louise's)
    • 2006 as 5th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotand (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders). 5 SCOTS. Were permitted to use the title "The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Royal Regiment of Scotland
    • 2012 as 5th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders). 5 SCOTS. Reduced to one Company (Balaklava Company) for public ceremonial duties
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