Machine Gun Corps officer’s service dress collar badge, from the First World War through the Corps’ disbandment in 1922. The Machine Gun Corps was established in October 1915 to provide a specialist organisation for the operation and tactical development of machine guns within the British Army. It comprised Infantry, Cavalry, and Motor branches, and its Heavy Section later developed into the Tank Corps. The Corps served extensively during the First World War and became closely associated with the Vickers machine gun and the demanding conditions of trench warfare.
The badge features a pair of crossed Vickers machine-gun barrels surmounted by the King’s Crown, forming the distinctive insignia of the Machine Gun Corps. The officer’s service dress version is smaller than the standard cap badge and was designed for wear on the collar of the service dress tunic. Officer service dress examples were produced in bronzed metal, with lug fittings to the reverse, depending on the manufacturer and pattern. This specialist collar badge is a desirable piece of original First World War British Army insignia, particularly for collectors of Machine Gun Corps and Great War militaria.
Dimensions
Approx. 31mm tall
Condition
Very good, however very little of the bronze finish remains. Please refer to the photographs for details of the badge, metal, reverse and fittings.
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