SCARCE PAIR OF NORTHERN RIFLES BLACKENED SHOULDER TITLES IN SOUTH AFRICA

SCARCE Pair of Northern Rifles Blackened Shoulder Titles 1903 - 1907.  These do not appear in Colin Owens book but they are in Dr Curson's "Regimental Devices in South Africa 1783-1954" on page 36.(see pic). The Northern Rifles were raised in August 1903 by Lt -Col Carr Glyn in the Transvaal. In 1907 they became the Northern Mounted Rifles and in 1913 they were absorbed into the Pretoria Regiment. What makes these titles very collectable is the makers mark of Dowler& sons on the rear of both titles. Lugs original and intact.