Canada, Cef. A 258Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic oval shaped blackened metal

oval shaped blackened metal

with a metal backer (magnetic) and a horizontal pinback

the bulk of the entries in black pen

gilded tombac eagle

embroidered skull and eagle insignias are crisp and sharp

Canada, Cef. A 258Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic oval shaped blackened metalIn 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