WW2 Kings Own Scottish Borderers Officer Private Purchase Tam O Shanter

A fabulous private purchase sand coloured officers Tam O Shanter from the famous fighting regiment the Kings Own Scottish Borderers.
Exuding charactor this is certainly a well field worn KOSB Tam that still has its original backed badge still affixed. This is very well worn into the cloth of the backing & its edges correlating with the dirt marks which can be seen on the fabric of the beret.
The nap of cloth to the exterior is well worn with much dirt & 'brylcreem' wear to be seen to its lining. The tailor label of Wm.Anderson & Sons Ltd of Edinburgh & Glasgow denotes its maker , this firm were a well known tailors that supplied fine quality officers kit to the Scottish regiments.

The 7th Battallion of the Kings Own Scottish Borderers were heavily involved in Operation Marketgarden as part of the 1st Airlanding Brigade of the 1st Airborne Division suffering 90% casualties in September 1944.
Other battalions fought in France with the BEF , Burma , the Normandy landings then at Caen & right through into Germany.

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