Light soiling on the belt
All pieces feature intact stitching and are very clean
set on a field-grey wool backer
measuring 63 mm (w) x 97 mm (l) x 17 mm (h)
and most of the gilded finish has been lost
Canada, CEF. A 77th Infantry Battalion "Ottawa Battalion" Cap Badge, by Tiptaft visually-hidden Light soiling on the beltIn pickled brass, voided, maker marked "TIPTAFT, B'HAM" on the reverse, measuring 40 mm (w) x 55 mm (h), both lugs intact, contact marks evident on the obverse, with two gouge marks prevalent across the "77", better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Ottawa, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion left Canada June 19, 1916 with a strength of 38 officers and 1,007 other ranks under the