Arms, Armour and Militaria

The Royal Scots Fusiliers, a very fine quality officer’s shoulder belt plate 1901-52 (the quality indicates manufacture prior to 1914), burnished gilt rectangular back plate with silver mounts, the KC over a circle ‘Nemo Me Impune Lacesset’, in the centre on a raised gilt ground a thistle spray, at the bottom a scroll ‘Royal Scots Fusiliers’ and the date ‘1678’, usual hook and stud fasteners, mint state £400-500