Cap badge 10th regiment of Gurkhas, pre 1947

This badge is from the 10th regiment of Gurkhas, one of the regiments that were transferred to the British upon India’s independence in 1947. In 1949 they became Princess Mary’s Own Gurkha Rifles. The badge displays the traditional horn of the light infantry, and the kukri, the traditional fighting blade of the Gurkhas, still used to this day.