Presidency Volunteer Rifle Battalion Officer’s Tunic and an Officer’s Waist Belt of the Calcutta Scottish Volunteers, a very rare and fine quality example in drab cloth with stand and fall collar and two breast pockets, the collar badges in silver plate feature a Guelphic crown over a Bath cross in the centre the letters ‘PRVB’ with laurel sprays in surround, the plated buttons display the Imperial Victorian crown over script initials ‘PVRB’ and the plated shoulder titles show block capitals ‘PVRB’. The very fine silver laced waist belt has a large silver plated rectangular plate with a gilt mount featuring a KC over a semi-Thistle style cross this being overlaid with full achievement of arms of the city of Calcutta, the belt is lined in red moroccan and is gold blocked, ‘Phelps & Co. Calcutta Simla Lahore Quetta’, the tunic circa 1891-1898, the waist belt circa 1902-39, excellent condition £300-500

Formed as Reserve Battalion in 1888, taking the above title in 1891, re-titled the Presidency Battalion Calcutta Volunteer Rifles in 1898, the 37th Calcutta Presidency Battalion in 1917, dropping the number in 1920. Amalgamated with with the Calcutta Battalion in 1926 to form The Presidency Battalion.