18th Horse Shoulder Title

[Anthony03]

Greetings all-Is this a British Army Shoulder Title and which era was it used in?
Any help would be appreciated.
Kind regards
Alf

[David Tremain]

18th Hussars, maybe?
David

[Anthony03]

Hi David- Who would know -It certainly is old if the lugs are anything to go by. Maybe Hussars or Horse - ??

[paj1]

Alf
18th Hussars
seems to be a sandcast shoulder title

[Anthony03]

Thank you - I just looked at it through my jeweller's rouge and the title is too complex for a sand casting as it has varying thicknesses which would indicate separate layers which do not have file marks. Is this definitely a 18 Hussars title as I cant find one on Google to compare it with ?

Cheers Alf

[paj1]

Alf
its a 18th hussars shoulder title
they amalgamated with 13th hussars in 1922. so pre 1922
the issue s-titles had a solid bar running across the top and bottom of
the title. yours does not so may be a market or bazzar made copy from
india or egypt
hope this helps Julian

[paj1]

Alf
could have been made in your neck of the woods
Ray Westlakes book on shoulder titles has 18th hussars titles
as numbers 174 and officers pattern 175
Julian

[Anthony03]

Thanks so much - Will look into all this as it came with some Boer War stuff. Cheers-Alf