21st ( Empress of India's ) Lancers Other Ranks Bi-Metal EDVII Issue Cap Badge - 4 lugs

In very good condition, a die cast bimetal cap badge with four original loops to the reverse. Two part construction with applied lower white metal pennants. A lovely badge. Scarce. They were designated lancers in 1897, and were awarded the VRI for the part they played at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898, when they were involved in one of the last and most costly mass cavalry charges in history. In 1922, the regiment merged with the 17th lancers, taking the motto of the old 17th. K&K Vol 1 Fig. 797 refers F14.22