with central white enameled discs overlaid by black swastikas
the obverse depicting a mobile swastika
Jacques Schulman catalogue 1962
An oval badge constructed of gilded zink
It initially arrived in the Enna-Caltanissetta region and stayed until relocating to the Messina-Catania-Syracuse area in September 1944
Canada, CEF. A 44th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, Type I with Wheat Sheaf Archive with central white enameled discsIn pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 35. 8 mm (w) x 43. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, residue evident in the recessed areas from cleaning, near extremely fine. Footnote: The 44th Infantry Battalion was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. Mobilization headquarters was also in Winnipeg. The Battalion left Canada October 23, 1915 with a strength of 36 officers and 1,076 other ranks under the command of