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Horse bit boss, Bombay Body Guard, 1901-1947

Bi-metal boss with an elaborate monogram, 'BBG', surmounted by a crown.

Each of the three main presidencies, Bombay, Madras and Bengal had body guard regiments. The Governor's Body Guard of the Bombay Presidency was formed in 1865, drawing on men from the disbanded Southern Mahratta Horse. It was disbanded when India gained independence from Britain, in 1947.

From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 2013-10-20-1-16

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2013-10-20-1-16