Cavalry Units
Cavalry (from the French word cavalerie, itself derived from “cheval” meaning “horse”) are soldiers who fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry in the roles of reconnaissance, screening and harassing in many armies, or as heavy cavalry for decisive shock attacks in other armies. An individual soldier in the cavalry is known by a number of designations depending on era and tactics, such as cavalryman, horseman, trooper, cataphract, hussar, lancer or dragoon. The designation of cavalry was not usually given to any military forces that used other animals for mounts, such as camels or elephants. Infantry who moved on horseback, but dismounted to fight on foot, were known in the 17th and early 18th centuries as dragoons, a class of mounted infantry which in most armies later evolved into standard cavalry while retaining their historic designation.
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17th/21st Lancers Cap Badge
This original WW1 17th/21st Lancers Cap Badge manufactured in white metal, with iconic scull and crossbones with the regimental motto inscribed below the scull "Death or Glory", in good condition.
Product ID: 755 £20.00View Details Add to Watchlist -
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Listing19th PWO Hussars Cap Badge
Original 19th P.W.O Hussars cap badge in white metal in good condition, complete with lugs on reverse.
Product ID: 1152 £35.00View Details Add to Watchlist -
19th Royal Hussars (Queen Alexandra’s Own) Cap Badge
Original WW1 19th Royal Hussars Cap Badge manufactured in white metal, in good condition complete with slider.
Product ID: 1035 £22.00View Details Add to Watchlist -
26th Hussars Regiment Cap Badge
Guaranteed original WW2 26th Hussars Regiment Cap Badge die stamped in good condition, complete with original lugs.
Product ID: 1229 £30.00View Details Add to Watchlist -
Queens Own Yorkshire Dragoons Regiment Cap Badge
Guaranteed original Queens Own Yorkshire Dragoons Regiment Cap Badge in good condition, complete with original slider.
Product ID: 1192 £18.00View Details Add to Watchlist -
Reconnaissance Corps Cap Badge
Original WW2 Reconnaissance Corps Cap Badge, in brass featuring a spear flanked by two flashes of lighting with the inscription underneath Reconnaissance Corps. Badge come intact with original lugs, in good condition.
Product ID: 751 £25.00View Details Add to Watchlist -
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Cap Badge
Regimental cap badge of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, manufactured bi-metal in good condition complete with a slider.
Product ID: 867 £20.00View Details Add to Watchlist -
ROYAL TANK CORP CAP BADGE
Royal Tank Corp Cap Badge in brass complete with WW1 tank in the centre surrounded by laurel wreath and King George V crown, complete with the inscription of the regiments motto "Fear Naught". The badge comes complete with original backing and is good condition.
Product ID: 707 £55.00View Details Add to Watchlist
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