Canada, CEF. A 197th Infantry Battalion "Scandinavian Overseas Battalion / Vikings of Canada" Cap Badge visually-hidden marked with "square" mark on

marked with "square" mark on pin (attributed to Carl Dilenius

American and French jewelers including Jeremiah Andrews

It features a 250 mm-long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and a fuller running down the length of each side

including a Hamburg Hanseatic Cross

Canada, CEF. A 197th Infantry Battalion "Scandinavian Overseas Battalion / Vikings of Canada" Cap Badge visually-hidden marked with "square" mark onIn pickled brass, voided, measuring 42 mm (w) x 37. 6 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Western Canada, with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed January 16, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H. G. Forseca with a strength of 9 officers and 306 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was