WWI Canadian Signal Corps CSC Cap Collar Badge 1908 Pattern Velox Versutus For Sale
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WWI Canadian Signal Corps CSC Cap Collar Badge 1908 Pattern Velox Versutus: $124.95
Original early Canadian Signal Corps (CSC) military badge from the pre-WWI / First World War period. This historic Signals pattern was authorized in 1908 and features: • King's/Tudor Crown• Intertwined CSC monogram• Crossed signalling/semaphore flags• Maple foliage• Beaver• Motto scroll reading "VELOX VERSUTUS VIGILANS" The motto translates approximately as "Swift, Skilled, Vigilant." Period Canadian military regulations describe this exact family of cap/collar insignia for the Canadian Signal Corps. The design predates the later Royal Canadian Corps of Signals (RCCS) insignia; the later RCCS collar badge was derived from this pattern with RCCS replacing the original CSC monogram. This example retains two rear attachment lugs and appears to be an other-ranks gilding-metal/gilt type rather than the enameled officer version. Early Canadian Signals insignia is considerably less common than later WWII-period RCCS badges. Exact original badge pictured is the badge you will receive.
