an additional angled white cotton patch with a black cotton swastika sewn in place in the centre
interior fabric hinge and exterior metal hinge intact and functional
The Battalion was raised in Quebec and Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier
the reverse with a central number “12” within an oak leaf wreath
Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, By Hymmen & Co. Auction an additional angled white cotton(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, around a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 53 for Hymmen & Co., Ldenscheid, measuring 42. 16 mm (w) x 53. 14 mm (h), weighing 31. 7 grams, in