Arms, Armour and Militaria

Scottish officer’s sword, 1865 pattern officers broadsword for an officer of the Highland Light Infantry, makers name indistinct (only ‘Glasgow‘ being legible), the straight 80cm blade with double narrow grooves, etched with crowned VR cypher foliate scrolls, etc., and within a panel at the forte ‘Norman A Jarvie, Captain 4th Bn. Highland Light Infantry South Africa, 1899-1900’ regulation plated basket guard complete with its white buckskin liner the outside faced with scarlet cloth edged with blue ribbon red fringe fitted to fluted bun pommel, fish-skin covered grip bound with silver wire, complete with its steel scabbard, plating a little dulled and some age wear to liner otherwise good condition £500-600

Norman Alexander Jarvie, was born in Glasgow 14 February 1872, commissioned into the 3rd battalion HLI in 1895, he served with the 4th battalion and later with the 1st battalion in South Africa during the Boer War, interestingly he is noted on the medal roll as ‘on black list’ and ‘removed from the army’ the London Gazette confirms ‘retired from the Militia, dated 17 November 1900’ perhaps as a result of a court-marshall?

Sold with further research.