Waisbelt clasp, 3rd Regiment of Bengal Cavalry, pre-1901

Bi-metal clasp, with the monogram 'VR', surmounted by a crown,within a wreath.

Originally raised in 1814 as the 2nd Regiment of Skinner's Horse, the Regiment became the 3rd Regiment of Bengal Cavalry in 1861. During the 2nd Afghan War it took part in Lord Roberts' famous march from Kabul to Kandahar in August 1880 and the subsequent Battle of Kandahar.

From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.