Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part I)

Scottish Infantry officer’s Sword, fitted with the cruciform Field Service hand guard, GVR cypher to the blade and contained in a brown leather field service scabbard, sword frog, Sam Browne belt and spurs contained in a soft leather pouch, blade clean with only slight patches of surface rust some scuffing to the scabbard £100-120

This sword was carried by Alfred Bruce, a time served soldier with the Buffs (Royal East Kent) Regiment, enlisting in the 16th Royal Scots in 1914 and soon promoted to Sergt-Major he applied for and was granted a commission in the 17th Royal Scots (see Lot 973 for further details).