Quote Originally Posted by Altenberg Bagpiper View Post
I have seen a photo of a silver (plated I think) Officer's dirk, but it was described as a VB dirk.
Had a quick look back over the thread, but did not see where "VB" might be explained. Volunteer Battalion? Victoria Battalion? Fifth Battalion? In Australia, one of the mass-produced, heavily advertised beers is Victoria Bitter, almost invariably referred to as VB. Is that the connotation here, an inexpensive item for tastes at the LCD end of the scale? (LCD = lowest common denominator.)

But I agree with Farmer Jones, and thank contributors for an interesting thread.