25 years ago, on the last day of June 1997, the former British Crown Colony of Hong Kong was ceremoniously handed back to the Peoples Republic of China.
On that evening, in what could be seen as the very last day of the once great British Empire, the Union Jack was lowered and the red flag raised over this amazing city that lve proudly called home for the last 45 years!
Among the U.K. armed forces on parade that night was the last British Army regiment to be stationed in Hong Kong... the 1st Battalion, The Black Watch.
One of the oldest infantry regiments in the Army and with one of its finest battlefield reputations the Watch wore their traditional kilts together with the Tropical Parade Dress tunics in white.
This new version of our Regimental 13 piece Pipes & Drums are uniformed as they were on that historic last parade on the evening of June 30, 1997.
Today the Black Watch have been amalgamated into the much larger Royal Regiment of Scotland and form this new units Third Battalion.
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
Extra Fine painted
Scale
Scale 1:30
Material
Metal-Alloy
Zeit von
Modern Armies
Time
Modern Armies
Nationality/Location
Great Britain
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
