Wwi 2Nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge; 1St Version Archive Type II (1945-1991)

Type II (1945-1991)

Returned to Unit - back treated with plasters

Die stamped brass

silvered metal plate inscribed "Sprengbuchsen fur Sprenggreifer B" and held in place by four rivets in the centre on the lid

Wwi 2Nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge; 1St Version Archive Type II (1945-1991)WWI 2nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge; 1st Version Two piece construction, browning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT" on the reverse, 42. 7 mm x 44. 5 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 with a strength of 45 officers and 1,098 other ranks under the command