*British, 1896-1915, Kings Dragoon Guards Gilt Cap Badge, Pre 1915 Pattern, 2 Long Lugs*
4cm x 5.5cm
Double headed eagle on title scroll with original lugs.
The 1st Dragoon Guards wore until 1915, the brass eagle from the Arms of the Emperor Francis Joseph I of Austria who was their Colonel-in-Chief from 1896 to 1914, with title scroll below. With Austria being aligned against the allies in WW1, his insignia was discontinued in 1915, and replaced with a bi-metal eight-pointed star until 1937, when the brass eagle was resumed but without the scroll. The Regiment was amalgamated in 1959 with the Bays to form The Queen's Dragoon Guards.
*Condition*
Excellent used condition. Please see photographs as part of the condition report.
