Canada, Cef. A 77Th Infantry Battalion "Ottawa Battalion" Cap Badge, Tiptaft, C.1915 Newly Listed inscribed “Qualitäts Marke” (Quality Brand)

inscribed “Qualitäts Marke” (Quality Brand)

at which point it was merged into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Air Force clasp on the original ribbon with slider

with chain and hook suspension

Canada, Cef. A 77Th Infantry Battalion "Ottawa Battalion" Cap Badge, Tiptaft, C.1915 Newly Listed inscribed “Qualitäts Marke” (Quality Brand)In pickled brass, voided, maker marked "TIPTAFT, B'HAM" on the reverse, measuring 40 mm (w) x 54. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, scattered wear in the pickling, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Ottawa, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion left Canada June 19, 1916 with a strength of 38 officers and 1,007 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel D. R. Street. In