An original British Army cavalry bed plate made of polished brass, engraved with the regimental title “17th/21st LANCERS” and surmounted by the regiment’s crest – the Death or Glory (skull and crossbones) emblem.These brass bed plates were affixed to barrack room bed frames, kit boxes, or lockers to identify the regiment and, at times, the individual soldier. This example is from the 17th/21st Lancers, one of the British Army’s most storied cavalry regiments, whose lineage traces back to the Crimean War and the Charge of the Light Brigade (1854).This piece was likely used between the post–World War II amalgamation period (1922 onwards), when the 17th Lancers merged with the 21st Lancers to form the 17th/21st Lancers (Death or Glory Boys), until their later amalgamation into the Queen’s Royal Lancers in 1993.The plate is bevel-edged, with clean regimental stamping, and retains its original brass patina with signs of polish and wear consistent with prolonged service or display in barracks.Such plates were traditionally hand-stamped and would have been mounted above or beside a soldier’s sleeping quarters in cavalry barracks or depots.