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Old 17-02-14, 12:31 PM
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Tony

Spot on! I think its a Blues & Royals Officers Breast plate Device, I can't find a decent image but the description is in 'The Household Cavalry Regiment' by Roy Manser, quote: 'a brass boss bearing a crown over the garter, with a scalloped centre piece in steel', and that sounds about right, I hope so.

The other ranks ones are quite common, officers much less so, actually I don't recall ever seeing one for sale.

Rob
Rob

The only problem I have with that is the "Honi Soit.." bit is not within a Garter, which seems unlikely. However the rest seems to match perfectly.

P
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