Black Watch Sporran - Post WW1?

[OC Richard]

I might have found that badge!

It was elusive. I looked at photos of members of The Black Watch in photos where the badge could be distinguished and they all had the wreath- in the 1850s, 1880s, WWI, WWII, modern, in Scotland, in Canada.

I did see one or two of the separate badges like yours (no wreath) online but they had no measurements and no provenance.

At first I had though that your badge is a Black Watch sgian dubh badge.



But no, I don't think your badge is a Black Watch badge at all! Look at the ends of the cross, the way St Andrew is depicted.

Your badge certainly looks like a cut-down Cameron Highlanders cap badge:



It's clear as a bell when you compare a Black Watch sporran badge (below, bottom) and a Cameron Highlanders cap badge (above) to your mystery badge (below, top)



I think yours is a cut-down Camerons cap badge, not a Camerons sporran badge. Here's why: the Cameron Highlanders sporran badges had a somewhat different depiction of St Andrew, and also would be rather small.