Both types are lumped under the Smith & Wright Ltd heading. BUT it could be that Type 2 is made by Dowler and Type 1 by S&WLTD. Without a hallmarked silver Officers Motto ...... or a makers marked slider, to prove either, its easier to point to one maker for the time being.
TYPE 2
White Metal (Slider)
* Die flaw, modern voiding.
White Metal (x2 Loops E/W)
* Die flaw, modern voiding.
White Metal (35mm Slider)
* Die flaw.
White Metal (Slider)
* Service "blackened" remnants. Die flaw.
White Metal (x2 Loops N/S)
* Die flaw.
TYPE 1
White Metal (43mm Slider)
* Die flaw.
"Bronzed" White Metal (43mm Slider)
* Die flaw. It has also been painted black at some point in its service life.
White Metal (x2 Looped E/W)
White Metal (Slider)
White Metal (Crimped Slider).
* Stamped with the Lancer's initials.
White Metal (Crimped Slider)
* Has been chromed.
Sand Cast "Bronzed" Brass (Slider)
* Ribbon ends are broken off.
White Metal (Long Slider)
* Polished high points and 43mm long slider.
White Metal (Crimped Slider)
White Metal (Long Slider)
* Pith Helmet
White Metal (Crimped Slider)
* Hobbed lettering.
White Metal (x2 Loops E/W)
* Hobbed lettering.
Die Flaw
* At some point, in the later life of the S&WLTD die, it developed a crack within the female die. It can be seen in both the later white metals and also the AA. It can also be seen in the DOWLER AA.
17th Lancer, Great War period.