Say goodbye to all of those pull tabs.

[2ndoldman]

Thursday was the last day that the Excal was to be used as my daily hunter.
And to say that I am tired of pull tabs is an understatement.
The bankables from Thursday and Friday. Why will I not be using the Excal?
The CTX came back with the battery repaired and a new 17" coil.
And it started paying dividends on the first day back.

[2ndoldman]

This however was my best find of the day.
WW1 103rd Battalion collar tab. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/103rd_Battalion,_CEF
Just in time for Remembrance Day and it is in excellent condition.
I don't know if only officers wore gilded collar tabs or if they were regular issue?

[taxidermist01]

I am a Finder even when I am a looser. You Sir, clearly are a Finder.

[painshill]

Officer badges would have a silver anodised finish Bruce. That one has the stamp of the Canadian manufacturer "Birks" on the back and exhibits some stylistic differences from other badges for this battallion. They usually have a thinner stem on the maple leaf and larger stops between the letters CEF... which (I think) puts the date for yours at 1916.

[2ndoldman]

Roger it has been suggested that this may be what is often called a "sweetheart pin".
Sweetheart pins were given to the loved ones who stayed at home. That may explain being slightly different from government issued collar tabs and also being made by Birks jewellers.

[painshill]

Possibly Bruce, but Birks certainly made cap and collar badges for various CEF battallions in 1916... although they weren't the only manufacturer and sourcing options changed from time to time (resulting in minor style variations).

[2ndoldman]

Either way it will be in my militaria display case.