Canada, Cef. A 258Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The scabbard with a silvered

The scabbard with a silvered brass body

surrounded by the inscription "HESSISCHER LANDESVEREIN - VOM ROTEN KREUZ"

surrounded by Christmas star

white dimpled exterior on all sides

on cotton or wool bases

Canada, Cef. A 258Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The scabbard with a silveredIn pickled brass, measuring 41. 3 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact but pinched, contact marks, surface wear evident on the lion's face and on both fleur de lis, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Quebec City, Quebec under the authority of G. O. 63, June 15, 1917. The Battalion sailed October 16, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel P. E. Blondin with a strength of 16