800 silver content from 1937 to 1949 (this hallmark also appears on the 12 o’clock point of the star’s obverse)
especially during the First World War
and a manufacture date of “1936”
aged 68-69
An extremely well-preserved Luftwaffe two-piece Channel flight suit
Canada, CEF. A 253rd Infantry Battalion "Queen's University Highlanders" Cap Badge Auction 800 silver content from 1937In pickled brass, voided, maker marked "KINNEAR & DESTERRE" on the reverse, measuring 47. 5 mm (w) x 66 mm (h), both lugs intact, contact marks, red residue evident around "253", better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Kingston under the authority of G. O. 48, May 1, 1917. The Battalion sailed April 29, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel P. G. C. Campbell with a strength