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Originally Posted by John Mulcahy
The titles (13 in total and placement) and lack of a "title scroll" seem to fit with what Rowe & Carmen call version "D" in their guide to patterns for this regiment.
There are few other specifics provided other than " it is reliably thought that the the plate bearing thirteen battle honours dates from about c. 1880" (page 83).
They do not appear to illustrate this plate but do illustrate what they call version "E" which has the title scroll " Sixteenth Lancers" and the battle honours placed in a different orientation. In 1900 two additional honours were awarded and a KC crown plate with these additional honours is recorded as "version F"
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John
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Thanks very much for taking the trouble to reply in detail. I was pretty sure that it was a valid item as replication of an example so rarely encountered would make no sense. This partial badge was offered to me at what I thought to be a very substantial price. So apparently rare but incomplete, so dithering. Thanks again for verifying its authenticity.