Royal Company of Archers An Officer's Court Dress uniform
Auction: 25 July 2009 at 11:00 BST
£1,625
Description
comprising: a black felt bicorn hat with green hackle; green coatee and trews with bullion and gilt brass buttons, bullion epaulette boards, sash, sword belt, sword knot and frog, court dress sword in black leather scabbard with gilt mounts (by Pulford & Sons, St James, London) and patent leather wellington boots, contained in original fitted trunk
Footnote
Note: The Royal Company of Archers was founded in 1676 as an archery club and received its first Royal Charter in 1704. The privilege of recognition as the Monarch's Scottish Bodyguard dates from 1822. The Queen's Bodyguard for Scotland, The Royal Company of Archers is the Sovereign's personal Body in Scotland.