XXII Moscow Summer Olympic Games insignia on the lid
Arthus Bertrand Type
The base was used to train crews on new types of aircraft
Both the eagle and the cockade are hand stitched into place
in aged bronze
Canada, Cef. A 46Th Infantry Battalion "South Saskatchewan Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction XXII Moscow Summer Olympic GamesIn pickled brass, voided, measuring 33. 5 mm (w) x 41 mm (h), both lugs intact, scattered wear in the pickled finish, surface rust on the reverse, better than very fine. Footnote: The 46th Infantry Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan with mobilization headquarters at Moose Jaw, under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion sailed October 23, 1915 aboard the S. S. Lapland from Halifax, Nova Scotia, under the command of Lieutenant