V Class Knight (Ordine coloniale della Stella d'Italia)
The visor is made of Vulkanfiber
and a signature leftward-opening wire catch for this maker
which demonstrates evidence of possible postwar replacement
Canada, CEF. A 224th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Forestry Battalion" Cap Badge Archive V Class Knight (Ordine colonialeIn pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 44. 8 mm x 46. 5 mm, both lugs intact, exhibiting greening in the crown, along with surface oxidation spots on the blade and handle of the left axe, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Ottawa, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed May 19, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A.