A First War Canadian 3Rd Battalion Marked Helmet GTRexclude Knight’s Cross of the Iron

Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 - typical cross by maker Klein & Quenzer

Attestation Paper and Service Records

and hallmark GK (old Knaus hallmark)

September 2nd

A First War Canadian 3Rd Battalion Marked Helmet GTRexclude Knight’s Cross of the IronA First War Canadian 3rd Battalion Marked Helmet British made, steel, non magnetic, in army green, with green triangle about red bar, the bar representative of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion (Toronto). Inside, steel framed cradle supporting a blackened canvas liner minus the underlying burlap support. Leather chin strap has been lost over time, Helmet measures 290 mm x 305 mm x 120 mm, exhibiting expected bubbling and contact marks on the