WW1 West Bromwich (South Staffordshire) Volunteer Rifle Corps (VRC / VTC) White Metal Cap Badge

A die struck white metal cap badge with original slider. The design is the Stafford Knot with a King 's crown above (worn by the Staffordshire Yeomanry in gilding metal). In very good condition with sharp detail. Circa 1914 - 1915.

Westlake confirms they wore grey-green uniforms with bronze general service buttons with no shoulder titles or collar badges. The grey-green cap had a dark band on which was mounted a crowned Staffordshire knot in white metal. In 1915 the unit was absorbed into the South Staffordshire Volunteer Regiment.

MHS Feb 1978 (p70-76) & May 1978 refer and also "A Guide to Volunteer Training Corps 1914-1918" by Ray Westlake (p101). See Bosley's postal auction lot 172, 30th April 2014 for an illustration.

Code: 58065