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Title 7th Rajput Regiment officer's collar dog, silver finish
Nationality British Empire
Period 20th century
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The 7th is the descendant of a group of Rajput regiments which were first raised in 1798, though the regiment claims to go back to 1778, with a common ancestor in the old Bengal Native Infantry. There were some ten battalions of this unit serving in WW1, though, as the 7th Rajputs, they were only formed from the earlier components in 1922.

This is a casting from bazaar silver. The two lugs at the rear have been chopped down and a pin fitting introduced (now defective) for wear either on a pugree (tropical helmet) or as a sweetheart broach for an officer's wife/girlfriend. The fittings for the pin are there, but the pin itself is missing. It is 32mm high.

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[Militaria : Badges : British Empire : 20th Century]

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B N, USA, 13.07.2019

Hanger arrived safe and sound 11.30ish today. Very pleased, it's as expected. Your excellent pics make all the difference in terms of confident buying over the net. As a matter of interest, the frog, which as you said is very a/f, is, as you thought, 'spot on'. On closer inspection it is a mk.1 Naval Frog, designated 'for cutlasses'. Date seems around 1860ish give or take.

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