Canada, CEF. A Borden’s Motor Machine Gun Battery Cap Badge Auction III Class in Silver

III Class in Silver

chipping evident in the black enamels on the tip of the top star point on the reverse

The cross guard is in aluminum and consists of a Luftwaffe style eagle clutching a mobile swastika in its talons

7 cm (w) x 11 cm (h)

Canada, CEF. A Borden’s Motor Machine Gun Battery Cap Badge Auction III Class in SilverIn bronze, unmarked, consisting of a maple leaf base, superimposed on a tank, a banner running along the lower edge reads CANADA, reverse dual lugs, 45. 7 mm (h) x 45 mm (w), extremely fine. Footnote: The letters "BAB" represent "Bordens Armoured Battery" named after the Prime Minister Robert Borden; the name was changed during the spring of 1915 to Borden's Motor Machine Gun Battery. The unit was one of the early armoured car units formed by Canada