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Old 24-07-12, 10:20 PM
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Default Waist belt clasps Indian?

I had a punt on these in the hope one may be Indian Army but they are a bit of a puzzle. Construction wise they are from the same stable, but one has an Imperial looking crown with a (c) below much in the style of one you find on Indian badges such as Central India Horse. The other clasp has odd white metal Cs with a very different crown. Any help much appreciated. Kevin
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Old 25-07-12, 06:04 PM
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Can anyone put a possible nationality to the second crown in white metal, It seems to resemble the crown used on the Victorian 7TH Queens own Hussars?
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Old 25-07-12, 06:12 PM
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Just found that the Queens own 7th Hussars were named as such for Queen consort Caroline In the 18th century . Could both of these buckles be in fact 7th Hussars?
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Old 25-07-12, 08:43 PM
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From my good friend Capt. Ashok Nath:
Regarding the two WBP's, the one with a C and flat topped crown does have an Indian touch, the other is not Indian. The type of C was in use with certain Great War raised Indian cavalry regiments, but without the crown and with a number inserted with the C.
I cannot really say, what exactly this plate could have belonged to, never seen it before.
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Old 25-07-12, 08:52 PM
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Thanks Button Guru , have re posted on cavalry thread, Kevin
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Been googling etc still unable to pin these two down, Any more clues to nationality?
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Old 31-07-12, 11:35 PM
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For what its worth, top crown looks Imperial Indian/Victorian, bottom crown doesn't look British/Commonwealth, more European, don't know which country.

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Old 01-08-12, 06:21 AM
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that is the puzzle as the buckles are identical,ie must I would think have been made for the same nation, I have been trying to find the strange white metal reversed C on another badge with no luck as yet.
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