BOER WAR BRITISH MOUNTED INFANTRY GENERAL ISSUE HORSE MARTINGALE BADGE OR BRIDAL BOSS WITH QUEEN VICTORIA CYPHER AND STUDS

GREAT BOER WAR(1899-1902) MOUNTED INFANTRY BRIDAL BOSS BADGE

WITH QUEEN VICTORIA (1837-1901) CYPHER.

IT IS A GENERAL ISSUE BADGE OR BRIDAL BOSS FOR MOUNTED RIFLE UNITS THAT DID NOT WEAR THEIR OWN DISTINCTIVE BADGES OR BRIDLE BOSSES.

IT IS A BRASS BADGE WITH THE CROWN OF QUEEN VICTORIA ON TOP AND HER ROYAL CYPHER VR IN THE MIDDLE. ON THE OUTSIDE RIM IS WRITTEN

HONI SOIT QUIMAL Y PENSE.

Which is in old Norman French spoken by the medieval ruling class in England, meaning "shame on anyone who thinks evil of it. Several military units incorporated the motto within their badges (or cyphers) and some use Honi soit qui mal y pense as their motto.

THIS BADGE HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILIES POSESSION FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS. MY GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER IGNATIUS FERREIRA WHO WAS FOR A TIME CHIEF COMMANDANT OF THE FREE STATE BOER FORCES (AFTER HE WAS KILLED HE WAS SUCCEEDED BY THE FAMOUS GENERAL CHRISTIAAN DE WET) PASSED THIS ON TO HIS SON CORNELIS RADEMEYER FERREIRA WHO WAS A PASTOR OF THE NG KOPPIES CONGREGATION FROM 1912 TO 2 APRIL 1932. (DIED IN OFFICE).

Bridle bosses are decorative metal pieces that were attached to the sides of some curb bits during the colonial period. They are usually made of a brass or copper alloy, and have two tabs that allow them to be attached to curb bits with iron or brass rivets.
 
SIZE: 5CM WIDE 10CM HIGH
 
CONDITION: LOTS OF PATINA AND HARDENED GROUND IN BETWEEN BUT IN GOOD STRUCTURAL CONDITION.
 

PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED.

I HAVE THREE OTHER OLD MILITARY BADGES BADGES ON AUCTION THIS WEEK.

INCLUDES AN OLD AND RARE (1905-1913)TRANSVAAL CADET CAPS BADGE FROM THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY,

A WW1 ERA SA INSTRUCTIONAL ARMY CORPS BADGE (1913-1922 PATTERN) AND

AN EARLY TWENTIETH (1881-1924) CENTURY QUEENS ROYAL REGIMENT BADGE.

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