Canada, CEF. A 26th Infantry Battalion "New Brunswick Battalion" Cap Badge, by Tiptaft GTRexclude It closes with eight pebbled

It closes with eight pebbled magnetic metal buttons on the right side meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left side

the exterior in blue and exhibiting a dimpled pattern

A fine example of a third reich period silver grade sports badge

(Variant I - mid to late war manufacture) Constructed of gilded and silvered zink

Canada, CEF. A 26th Infantry Battalion "New Brunswick Battalion" Cap Badge, by Tiptaft GTRexclude It closes with eight pebbledIn browning copper, dark patina, maker marked "J. W. TIPTAFT & SON LIMITED BIRMINGHAM" on the reverse, measuring 35. 8 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), both lugs intact, contact marks, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in New Brunswick with mobilization headquarters at Saint John under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed June 13, 1915 with a strength of 42 officers and 1,108 other ranks under the command of