Officer's dirk to the Traansvaal Scottish Volunteers. Silver mounted dirk, Pommel with regimental device in gilt. Leather covered scabbard with plated mounts each with badges of the Transvaal Scottish Volunteers. Blade etched on one side with the maker Fraser Ross & Co. 72 Ingrams Glasgow. Matching knife and fork ensuite.
Dirk bought together with sporran and cap badge of the Transvaal Scottish Volunteers.
Dirk: 19,3 inches. Blade: 11,5 inches
Ref 50. Transvaal Scottish Volunteers
1902 - 1921
John Murray, Lieutenant Colonel the Marquis of Tullibardine, who later became the 7th Duke of Atholl, established the regiment under the name of the Transvaal Scottish Volunteers after the conclusion of the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1902. Its initial membership consisted of volunteers from Scottish units that had fought in the war who chose to demobilise and remain in the colony. Lieutenant Colonel the Marquis of Tullibardine worked closely with local Caledonian societies in this regard to ensure that membership was strongly Scottish. The new unit wore his family tartan, and its regimental march was Atholl Highlanders. It took the form of a large battalion with companies in major Transvaal towns. They may also have been called the Victorian Scottish Volunteer. The Transvaal Volunteers became the Transvaal Scottish regiment in 1921. The regiment is still in existence. Dirk bought together with sporran and cap badge of the Transvaal Scottish Volunteers.