Canada Canadian Militaria & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 253rd Canadian Overseas Battalion (aka Queen's University Highlanders) cap badge. The badge is bedecked with maple leaves and thistles and reads QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OVERSEAS HIGHLAND BATTALION 253 CANADA, showing a crest at center...

ARTIFACT: This is a 4th Hussars Canadian Expeditionary Forces collar badge from World War I. The 4th was form Ontario. The badge has a horse's head at its center and reads PRO ARIS ET FOCIS (for our altars and for our homes). VINTAGE: Circa World War I...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War I cap badge made in England for the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles. The 1st Mounted Rifles were organized in 1915 and hailed from Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The badge shows a wild boar at center and is decorated with...

ARTIFACT: This is a 211th Overseas Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Forces collar badge from World War I. The 211th was known as the "Alberta Americans". The badge is shaped like a maple leaf and reads ACTA NO VERBA (actions, not words). VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a 2nd Infantry Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Forces collar badge from World War I. The 2nd Infantry Battalion was from Eastern Ontario. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/16" in height and 15/16" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Canadian Red Cross Corps hat badge. This unit saw overseas service during the war. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/2" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass, enamel...

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered World War I era Canadian Red Cross Society Blood Donor Service member badge. The pin is by Birks Ellis in enameled sterling silver and is in wonderful condition. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 3/4" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare early World War I visitor badge for the Canadian Red Cross Duchess of Connaught Red Cross Hospital. Built by the Canadian Red Cross in 1914, the hospital was sited at Buckinghamshire, England on the grounds of the Astor...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa early 1950s Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) observer wing, full dress and in bullion. The wing is padded and has golden "O" at its center. VINTAGE: Circa early 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 1-11/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is an unofficial circa early World War II Royal Air Force (RAF) wireless air gunner wing. The wing is Canadian-made. It is flat (unpadded) for battle dress, and the wreath beneath the "WAG" is in brown embroidery. VINTAGE: Circa early...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II Royal Air Force Wireless Air gunner wing for battle dress. It is Canadian-made. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" in height by 3-3/4" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Wool...

ARTIFACT: This is a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilot wing that has been modified slightly for wear. The wing shows a crown atop a wreath and reads RCAF. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 4-5/8" in length x 1-1/2" in height. CONSTRUCTION /...