Canada, CEF. A 242nd Infantry Battalion "Canadian Forestry Battalion" Cap Badge Archive The blade is unmarked and

The blade is unmarked and sits securely within a multi-piece hilt which features a gilded bronze crossguard bearing double-sided central fouled anchors

The crown retains a mostly-intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a maker’s code of “43” and secondary code of “17583”

(Biographien)

These conditions slowly improved after the arrival of the United States Army Airways Communications Service (USAACS) in August 1943

British South Africa Company's Medal (silver

Canada, CEF. A 242nd Infantry Battalion "Canadian Forestry Battalion" Cap Badge Archive The blade is unmarked andIn pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 31. 2 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine.