The helmet is crafted of sheets of molybdenum steel (magnetic) and was originally painted in a deep yellow/blonde finish
with a black recessed medal bed
Highland Light Infantry
without metal plate
silver frame with a blackened magnetic iron core
Canada, Cef. A 3Rd Infantry Battalion "Toronto Regiment" Cap Badge, By Gaunt, C.1914 certificate_of_authenticity The helmet is crafted ofIn 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