The Imperial tablet makes is 1910 onwards so the badge is likely to be old stock. The reason i don't think it's wartime emergency production using old dies is that the Trooper in question could not be wearing the tablet if he was a new recruit. therefore he must have pre-war service and the badge is therefore also likely to be pre-war.
The tablets are generally regarded as being no longer in use by 1915 but I have seen a photo of a UK based Ayrshire Yeoman (2/1 probably) with it and the scrolled cap badge which would date the photo to late 1915 or later.
So to summarize a pre-war badge still in use post 1910 in my opinion.
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