silver frame with a blackened magnetic iron core
without metal plate
The helmet is crafted of sheets of molybdenum steel (magnetic) and was originally painted in a deep yellow/blonde finish
ERII version vs
with a black recessed medal bed
Canada, Cef. A 3Rd Infantry Battalion "Toronto Regiment" Cap Badge, By Gaunt, C.1914 certificate_of_authenticity silver frame with a blackenedIn browning brass, voided, maker marked "J. R. GAUNT LONDON" on the reverse, measuring 42. 8 mm (w) x 51 mm (h), both lugs intact, spotting, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Toronto with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. Rennie with a strength of 43 officers and 1,100 other