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Old 16-11-12, 11:23 PM
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Default Need Pennant Size for 1868 Pattern Cavalry Lance

So after digging through dozens of postings, I'm at a loss to find this info anywhere.

The basic schematic/drawing of the British 1868 Pattern Lance shows the width of a cavalry pennant at nine and quarter inches on the pole-arm. Is there any reliable resource for the rest of the info required to produce one of these Pennants in an accurate size?

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Old 17-11-12, 05:22 PM
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Hi There
This may be of help. (By the way, it is a Pennon not a pennant). I don't know the date of this pennon. I 'aquired' it in the 70's, (17/21st Lancers), so no idea as to age but most likely modern. In case you can't read the dimensions they are:
length = 24" plus 1 3/4"
Width = 10"
length of 'V' = 18 1/2"
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Old 17-11-12, 10:58 PM
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Default British Lance Pennon dimensions

This photo is not nearly as clear as I would like, but it is original source, and you should be able to read the dimensions. It is specifically for a British 1868 Pattern Lance. The width is 9 1/4", length is 29" and the dimension to the swallow-tail is 9 3/4". Am sure there was a certain manufacturing tolerance, if not shrinkage in active service. The LoC (List of Chages) specifies that the pennon material shall be red and white 'shalloon'. Shalloon defined as a lightweight twilled fabric of wool or worsted. You might also be interested in the following page on my blog; http://arnhemjim.blogspot.com/2011/0...-lance-at.html. Hope this solves your question.
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Thanks so much guys, and, thanks for the schooling on the proper name for this thing too.
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