2 Victorian Lances

katana · 8th February 2012, 03:16 PM

I recently contact the Lancer Museum requesting information on the various markings and they have kindly replied

"....... Thank you for your email. It seems to us that the '17' is a Regimental mark and would refer to the 17th Lancers. The small letters could be SQN and
refer to Squadron. '05' & '90' could be dates when repairs were undertaken.
'T.P.' could be TP for Troop and would be with a letter such as 'A' or 'B',
etc. ....."

Link to 17th Lancers ....... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Lancers

It would seem that these Lances may have seen / been at several historical battles

Best
David

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8th February 2012, 03:16 PM	#11
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	I recently contact the Lancer Museum requesting information on the various markings and they have kindly replied "....... Thank you for your email. It seems to us that the '17' is a Regimental mark and would refer to the 17th Lancers. The small letters could be SQN and refer to Squadron. '05' & '90' could be dates when repairs were undertaken. 'T.P.' could be TP for Troop and would be with a letter such as 'A' or 'B', etc. ....." Link to 17th Lancers ....... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Lancers It would seem that these Lances may have seen / been at several historical battles Best David