17th LANCERS (later 17th/21st) – OR’s w/m cap badge 1898-1992 (original)

The 17th LANCERS (later 17th/21st) – OR’s w/m cap badge 1898-1992 (original)
The 17th/21st Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in England by the amalgamation of the 17th Lancers and the 21st Lancers in 1922 and, after service in the Second World War, it amalgamated with the 16th/5th The Queen’s Royal Lancers to form the Queen’s Royal Lancers in 1993.
Ref; John Gaylor ‘Military Badge Collecting’ Page 19 Plate 4, usually east-west eyed shank fixings.