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calibre2001 –

One of the world War 1 display was this banner from Beijing circa 1910. The description (in
English) said nothing about what the words mean, so I took it down by hand. Please help translate:

管騎驍

拾
搶
七
隊

I’m not particularly sure if 管 is correct but the bottom 官component is definitely there.

I’m not sure about 驍 too. It definitely has the 馬 radical there (it wasnt easy for me to read
the banner)

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skylee –

In the past Chinese was also written horizontally from right to left. If it is a banner then I
think actually the characters are (now read them from left to right)-

驍騎營

For 驍騎, take a look -> http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/cgi-…r=on&order=all

營 is a battalion. Take a look at the first definition ->
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/cgi-…ry=wholerecord

So 驍騎營 = cavalry battalion

skylee –

Re the four characters put vertically in #1, I think they are 拾七槍隊 – the 17th rifle
squadron, although 拾 usually goes with 柒 instead of 七. Note that I’ve swapped the position
of the 2nd and 3rd characters. Also note the different left radical of 槍.

PS – but if the four characters are really arranged as in #1, then it could mean the 7th squadron
of rifle collection, which is strange.

PPS – oh but perhaps 拾 here means “carry”. If so then perhaps they mean the 7th rifle carrying
squadron (of the cavalry battalion).

calibre2001 –

Thanks. I don’t doubt your knowledge but the vertical characters were really arranged in that
order. But i guess the meaning is more or less there.

achiese –

I think it should be 抬槍七隊.
抬槍 has been a major firearm in qing army since 19th century.

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