Canadian General Service WWI Hat Badge!

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Got back for two hours this morning to a couple of fields I started hunting last year. I’ve been waiting for the soybeans to be harvested and last Wednesday they were. These fields have produced some interesting finds for me. The hunt started out slowly and it wasn’t until I moved over to the east field that I finally made my first find… a WWI Canadian Hat Badge! My next find was a heavy brass cast horse bell. It was cold and windy this morning, temperature was 40F and the ground was frozen where the sun hadn’t touched it yet.

The farmer came by an hour after I started detecting to turn the fields, so when he stopped we had a nice 15min chat. He was kind enough to give me some of the history of this c1860 15-acre farm. He will be planting winter wheat next week, so I’ll likely head back there on Monday before he replants.

Thanks for looking,
Dave

 

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[beez0404]

The badge and bell are both really nice finds and cleaned up very well. Congratulations!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

The badge and bell are both really nice finds and cleaned up very well. Congratulations!

Thanks for your post and your interest beez!
Dave

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Dave, the Hat Badge is a fantastic find. congrats,
ZDD

 

[cjon455]

that's a great badge, nice bell too,

Great Hunt!!

 

[g-olden years]

Congrats on super badge & bell. Both seem in great condition too. Have Fun! Andi

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[Steve in PA]

You have been digging some nice military items lately Dave. Keep it up!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Dave, the Hat Badge is a fantastic find. congrats,
ZDD

Thanks Dave
Sure wish it had been complete with the posts though.

that's a great badge, nice bell too,

Great Hunt!!

Thanks for your post buddy!
Dave

Congrats on super badge & bell. Both seem in great condition too. Have Fun! Andi

Thanks Andi!
Best of luck to you as well,
Dave

Nice digs.

Thanks!

You have been digging some nice military items lately Dave. Keep it up!

I thought the exact same thing when I was washing it and saw the crown Steve!
Take care bud,
Dave

 

[WheatWaffle]

Nice finds!

 

[rodarian]

Keeper after keeper, Dave. As usual, awesome finds!

 

[K1DDO1979]

Great find. I found one awhile back and when I first pulled it out I thought it was trash. It's in pretty good shape but I'm to scared to try to straighten it out. It came out of the ground that way. It's a older picture when I just rinsed the dirt off!

 

[pepperj]

Nice going on the hat badge Dave.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

That's a really nice badge and bell! Congrats!
Nice clean up job you did!
Interesting piece with the holes in it.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Nice finds!

Thanks!

Keeper after keeper, Dave. As usual, awesome finds!

Thanks very much Rod!
I appreciate your post my friend,
Dave

Great find. I found one awhile back and when I first pulled it out I thought it was trash. It's in pretty good shape but I'm to scared to try to straighten it out. It came out of the ground that way. It's a older picture when I just rinsed the dirt off!

That's still a nice find bud!
Yeah, trying to straighten old thin brass never works out, I usually end up in tears when I snap it!

But at least you saved it,
Dave

Nice going on the hat badge Dave.

Thanks J, this is the first 'real hat badge' I've ever found!
I keep mistaking those darn martingales I find for hat badges!
Dave

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

That's a really nice badge and bell! Congrats!
Nice clean up job you did!
Interesting piece with the holes in it.

Thanks very much for your post and for being the only person to mention that ugly piece of mystery iron!
You're guess is as good as mine, I've no idea what it's from!

Best of luck to you BB,
Dave

 

[detectahead]

That hat badge....fantastic! Coins are nice but these items speak so much more of history

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

That hat badge....fantastic! Coins are nice but these items speak so much more of history

I hear you my friend!
This piece could very likely have seen WWI action in Europe... makes me wish "if only it could talk"!
It looks like it's been in the ground for a long time, likely lost by the original owner?
Dave

 

[coinman123]

Very Cool!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Very Cool!

Thanks very much my friend!
Best of luck to you,
Dave