A First War 102Nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction A Stahlhelm Standard Bearer's Gorget

A Stahlhelm Standard Bearer's Gorget - Two piece construction fastened together by three bolts

born August 1921

The cap has experienced light moth invasion on the field-gray wool upper and forest green band

3 mm x 48 mm

Small scratch on left arm on the obverse

A First War 102Nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction A Stahlhelm Standard Bearer's GorgetA First War 102nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Browning copper, unmarked, 41. 8 mm x 48. 5 mm, intact lugs, oxidation spots on the reverse, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Northern British Columbia with mobilization headquarters at Comox under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed June 20, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. W. Warden with a strength of 37 officers and 968 other ranks.