WW1 City of London VTC bronze OSD collar badge c.1914

A rare original First World War period 'City of London Volunteer Training Corps Officers Service Dress die cast collar badge'; small bronze City of London coat of arms, resting on 'City of London Volunteer Corps' title scroll, voided between arms and scroll. Very good condition, complete with original two loop fittings.
Height approx 29mm.
A report in the 'Volunteer Training Corps Gazeette' tells how on the 8th August 1914, four days after war broke out The City of London Volunteer Corps sprang into existence. SEE: A Guide to the VOLUNTEER TRAINING CORPS 1914 - 1918 by Ray Westlake.

Code: 70263