This is an extremely rare czapka plate for the early 1832 pattern Officer's full dress lance cap. The rayed gilt brass plate centers the Hanoverian Coat-of-Arms in silver over the Regimental motto of the 17th Lancers. The motto on this pattern is very large and is flanked by sprays of laurel and oak leaves. The "totenkopf" of Fredrick the Great is approximately 1 inch wide and 1 1/2 inches tall over the crossed bones and banner bearing the phrase "OR GLORY".

Good, a majority of the gilt remains with an area of bright copper and some patinated wear on the high edges. The point of the top ray of the helmet plate is missing. The silver components have a dark aged patina with a circular indentation on the forehead of the skull.