Indian Army - 2nd Punjab Regiment White Metal Cap Badge

A theatre cast example with two copper loops. Appears to have been silver plated. A Galley ship under sail with rowing oars deployed resting on a scroll inscribed '2nd PUNJAB REGIMENT'.This pattern, with the '2nd' in the scroll title was worn from 1922 until circa 1950, thereafter the '2nd' was dropped from the title as the regiment was allocated to India at time of Independence.NAM 2013-10-20-28-142Comm TeMo