Indian Army. 2nd Sikh Infantry Victorian Officer’s pre 1903 waist belt plate. A fine Britis

Indian Army. 2nd Sikh Infantry Victorian Officer’s pre 1903 waist belt plate. A fine British made silver plated example. Mounted on a rectangular plate, within a crowned laurel wreath, a strap inscribed ‘Sikh Infantry’; foliated ‘2’ to centre on burnished domed ground with ‘Punjab’ scroll below all resting on ornate ended tri-part scroll inscribed ‘Punjab Frontier Force’. Fixed belt loop present, detachable belt loop now absent. VGC Vendor states purchased many years ago from the granddaughter of Maj.-Gen Alexander Henry Eustace (born 14 June 1863, died 11 March 1939) who served in the 2nd Sikh Infantry and through its 1903 transition to 52nd Sikhs in 1903.