Vickers Armstrong Company Home Guard Cap Badge.

Vickers Armstrong, the large armaments company which had various factories throughout the UK from Barrow in Furness, Castle Bromwich to Weymouth, sought permission for it's own design of cap badge to be worn by the Home Guard units raised by it's employees. Permission granted an example is featured here. Die struck brass featuring the company's initials ' VA ' surmounted by ' H.G.' and ' 1st. Bn ' underneath although why only for the 1st Battalion is not known. Loops to reverse, good condition and scarce.

Code: 10759