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Mystery 16th Lancers badge
I just acquired a small job lot of "mystery" badges - the lot was not particularly well described or photographed but the one badge I knew I had to have was an extremely rare cap badge to the 2nd Btn 1st Gurkha Rifles - worn1886 >1906 . (shown in the india badge section) I got so excited about owning it that I think I missed the fact that the other badges might contain some hidden gems - one looks like something to do with 16th Oueens Lancers - but I've not seen anything like it before ? I listed it under the mystery badge section - but after loads of views and no comments I thought I'd see if the Cavalry experts could tell me. 28mm high X 23mm wide.
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wow.... thats a first for me It looks like a shoulder title for chain mail.... with the lugs?
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Cofion gorau Gruffydd M-J www.paoyeomanry.org.uk "A Yeoman from the Stalwart Rural Cavalry" Lechyd da pob Cymro Last edited by GriffMJ; 20-12-18 at 11:13 AM. |
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Bengal Lancers
Think its 16th Bengal Lancers mate found a similar Bengal Lancer badge.
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Hi Mac - pretty sure it's nothing to do with the 16th Bengal Lancers - not least because they never had "Queens" in their title - also nothing similar in Ashok Nath's book "Izzat" - however it may well have something to do with the 16th Queen's Lancers service in India 1890 > 1899. All the other badges in the lot together with others the seller were listing had an India connection. Tim
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Going to list it on ebay today unless any forum member wants to make me an interesting offer. Always interested in unusual Gurkha badges! Tim
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