Auction Catalogue

6 July 2004

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1325 x

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6 July 2004

Hammer Price:
£240

Canadian Parachute Corps, a scarce dark brown plastic cap badge complete with integral lugs, the ‘chute with elevated wings maple leaf spray and tri-part unit title at the base, a similar good quality other ranks gilding metal cap badge; a good pair of cloth wings, dark green cloth backing with white ‘chute and wings central gold coloured maple leaf, one printed cloth shoulder title maroon on green ‘1/Canadian Parachute/Battalion’, an embroidered white on green cloth shoulder title ‘Airborne/Canada’, a narrow plain orange colured cloth slip-on ‘title’, and a khaki cloth and beige arm badge ‘Canada’, excellent overall condition (7) £80-100