Canada. Two First War Cef Machine Gun Corps Cap Badges Auction until October 14

until October 14

Night: Dual 1

Martin McArthur of Campbellford

the badge constructed of stamped silver (marked “800” for silver content)

He enlisted with the 1st Canadian Pioneers

Canada. Two First War Cef Machine Gun Corps Cap Badges Auction until October 14Canada; First cap badge is bronze, unmarked, 52. 3 mm (w) x 43. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact. Second cap badge is bronze, 52 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm, with a replacement slider, spots of greening. Light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: When war came in 1914, millionaire Raymond Brutinel, a French army reserve officer who was living in Montreal, in collaboration with a prominent lawyer, Clifford Sifton, hit upon the idea of mounting machine guns on