Indian Army - Presidency Volunteer Rifle Battalion White Metal Collar Badge
QVC pattern crown, white metal die struck, loops squeezed, circa 34mm tall, Entwined letters "PVRB" to centre of a wreath on a Maltese cross. UK made, possibly also worn on the field service side cap.
With grateful thanks to Keith - for its identification as:
Presidency Volunteer Rifle Battalion - the letters in the centre are PVRB. It later became the Calcutta and Presidency Battalion. Which dates the collar badge to circa 1888 - 1898.
1888 raised as the Presidency Volunteer Reserve Battalion
1891 became the Presidency Volunteer Rifle Battalion
1898 became Presidency Battalion, Calcutta Rifle Volunteers.
Comm DaMc (298)
Code: 66992
22.00 GBP