**Victorian 21st Middlesex Rifle Volunteers Cap Badge – Civil Service Rifles**

A genuine-looking **Victorian Middlesex Rifle Volunteers badge**, believed to be associated with the **21st Middlesex (Civil Service) Rifle Volunteers**.

The badge features the crowned design, central Middlesex arms, **“MIDDLESEX RIFLE VOLUNTEERS”** wording and the motto **“PRO ARIS ET FOCIS”** (“For hearth and home”), with **21** shown on the badge.

The 21st Middlesex were the **Civil Service Rifles**, formed in 1860 and later associated with the Prince of Wales's Own Civil Service Rifles. ([Wikipedia][1])

**Details:**

* Victorian period military volunteer badge

* 21st Middlesex Rifle Volunteers

* Civil Service Rifles

* Middlesex

* “PRO ARIS ET FOCIS”

* Crown and Middlesex arms

* Vintage/antique metal construction

**Condition:**

Used antique/vintage condition with age-related wear, patina and surface marks. Please examine all photographs carefully as they form part of the description.

**Please note:** Exact date and maker have not been established, so no specific date is guaranteed.

**Sold as photographed.**