Winners of the Bannockburn Challenge Shield 1883

Date Added: 24 April 2008 Year: 1883 Institution Name: dnhhl Cat No: ◀ | 2001_341 | ▶ Picture No: 326

Photograph of winners of the Bannockburn Challenge Shield, 1883 (shooting trophy). Dornoch Company (Highland Rifle Volunteers?). Individual winner was Corporal J Sutherland. Note on back says see Rob Cord's green scrapbook 1883. Sgt Mackay in picture? [See picture #14671 for image showing Shield and picture #14608 for a mounted copy of this photograph with inscription]

Dimensions: Width 245mm - Length200 mm

Groups: Hidden Gems

6 Comments

These will be men of the Highland Rifle Militia. In the nineteenth century the Militia was not the same as the Rifle Volunteers

Comment left on 28 April 2015 at 11:05 by Adam Brown Your comment clarifying the name of the company appreciated Administrator

This suggests the Bannockburn shield competition was run by the Highland Rifle Association

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Comment left on 03 October 2019 at 21:45 by Simon Jeffreys

The Bannockburn Challenge Shield was competed for annually at the Highland Rifle Association meetings at Inverness by company teams of the Volunteers of Scotland, and Scottish Volunteer corps in England. It was first competed for in 1882.

The twenty-third annual competition of the Highland Rifle Association opened on Tuesday 7 Aug.1883, at the Longman Ranges, Inverness, and continued till the following Thursday evening. Competition for the Bannockburn Challenge Shield comprised squads of eight men, shooting seven shots at each distance 200 and 500 yards. Position was kneeling or standing at 200 yards, and prone or kneeling at 500 yards. In all, 23 Companies competed for the Shiled in 1883. The winning team in 1883 was the Dornoch Co., Sutherland Rifle Volunteers, scoring 405 points. The team was under the command of Captain Mackintosh, and consisted of Colour-Sergeant Bridgeford, Sergeant G. Bell, Sergeant R. Mackay (Queen's Prizeman), Sergeant W.S. Fraser, Sergeant George Mackintosh, Corporal J. Sutherland, Private J. Sutherland, and Private A. Matheson.

Inverness Courier, Saturday 11 August 1883
Volunteer Service Gazette, Saturday 01 September 1883 Comment left on 04 October 2019 at 20:41 by David Minshall

I found you when trying to identify a large trophy shield next to my father in a photograph, which I believe would have been taken in 1973 or '74. From what I have found, it is the Bannockburn Challenge Shield.

My dad was a competitive shooter for the RAF, and captain of the service rifle team. He was stationed at RAF Kinloss, as it was then. If you would like a copy of the photo, please drop me an email. Comment left on 06 December 2020 at 02:13 by Christine Fraser Thank you Administrator

I have pictures of the Royal Navy team who won the Bannackburn trophy when based at RNAS Lossiemouth two years in a row. I was privileged to be the captain of that rifle team,all amateur shottists !

Would you like a copy for old times same ? It would harbour 1958/9 Comment left on 23 July 2023 at 22:31 by CPO A F Miller RN A copy would be appreciated Administrator

I have pictures of the Royal Navy team who won the Bannackburn trophy when based at Rnas Lossiemouth two years in a row. I was privileged to be the captain of that rifle team,all amateur shottists !.
Would you like a copy for old times same ? It would harbour 1958/9 Comment left on 23 July 2023 at 22:32 by CPO A F Miller RN A copy of your photograph would be appreciated Administrator

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