Officer's dirk to the Highland Light Infantry. Scabbard with brass mounts and caingorm style traditional pommel. Regimental badge on top mount in white metal and gilt. Double etched blade. Etched on both sides with Edward VII crown, sunrays, foliage and on one side with Sandilands & Son, Conduit Street, London. Matching knide anf fork ensuite carrying pommels with citrine coloured cairgorms. Rare given short peiod of reign of Edward VII. Sandilands and Son were regimental tailors to the Queen, Prince of Wales etc...and to the Highland Light Infantry and traded from 12 Conduit Street, London, W. Condition: Good overall. Heavy staining to blade. Top knife mount slighly loose.
Ref 27. The Highland Light Infantry
1901 - 1910
The Highland Light Infantry (HLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881.
- 1881 - Raised as the Highland Light Infantry, from the amalgamation of the 71st (Highland) Light Infantry (as the 1st Battalion) and the 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot (as the 2nd Battalion) as the city regiment of Glasgow
- 1923 (or 1920) - the regiment's title was expanded to the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment). Anecdote: David Niven (actor, author) was commissioned into the regiment in 1930 and served with the 2nd Battalion.
- 1947 - Became a kilted regiment
- 1959 - Became the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) following the amalgamation with the Royal Scots Fusiliers
- 2004 - Became The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS)