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Hi David, I saw your 4th VB helmet on your other thread - its another fine item and very rare. You summarise the battalions history there but you might be interested to know that the 3rd City of Edinburgh Rifle Volunteer Corps were initially raised in 1867 as a corp of total abstainers...

The officers 2nd Midlothian & Peebles RV's helmet is an outstanding example and is extremely rare. The battalion was consolidated in 1880 (from a number of smaller units which dated from 1860 / 1861) with its headquarters in Penicuik and eleven companies spread over the Midlothian and Peebles...