Fore Part of Officer’s Shabraque 1883


The front corners of the officers’ shabraque had the VR cypher embroidered in gold wire below a Guelphic crown. These devices are shown here on the 1883 scarlet shabraque. They were also on the fore part of the blue shabraque which dated from 1856 to 1883.


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