Sabretache badge, Ghazipur Light Horse, 1887-1904

Silver badge in the form of the regimental monogram, 'GLH', in elaborate script.

A sabretache is a type of satchel strapped to a cavalry or horse artillery officer's belt. Although originally a container for orders and maps, by the mid-nineteenth century most sabretaches had a purely decorative role.

Ghazipur, a centre for opium production in British India, is a town in what is now the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The Ghazipur Volunteer Rifle Corps was formed in 1879, becoming the Ghazipur Light Horse in 1887. The unit was amalgamated along with other auxiliary units to create the United Provinces Horse in 1904.

From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.