Colours 1686


The MS Colour book at Windsor has drawings of four Company Colours for the Scots Guards. The Colonel's Company ensign was plain white while the other companies had the white saltire of St Andrew. The first Captain had a silver I and the remaining captains' Colours had successive numbers. The cords and tassels were silver and blue. The spear heads were gilt.


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