Canada, Cef. A 190Th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge, C.1916 United Republic of Sportfest badge

Sportfest badge

one small pawnbroker’s test mark at the bottom

small contact marks and light edge bruising

(Landwehr Dienstauszeichnung I

measuring 85 mm x 75 mm

Canada, Cef. A 190Th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge, C.1916 United Republic of Sportfest badgeIn pickled brass, voided, maker marked "BIRKS 1916" on the reverse, measuring 46. 7 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), both lugs intact, light contact and surface wear, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Winnipeg and District with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed May 3, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G. K. Watson with a strength of 15 officers