attached to a field-grey strap
constructed of cardboard and marked “Schnellboot” in blue ink with a stamp
Footnote: A similar buckle is illustrated on page 75 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich
silver frame and a blackened iron core (magnetic)
PRINZ HEINRICH" above
Canada, Cef. A 45Th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Regiment" Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction attached to a field-grey strapIn pickled copper, voided, measuring 37 mm (w) x 43. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Manitoba with mobilization headquarters at Brandon under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion sailed March 13, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F. J. Clarke with a strength of 38 officers and 720 other ranks, arriving in England on March 25th. In England, the