Canada. A Contemporary Caterpillar Club Lapel Pin Archive - An early nickel SS

- An early nickel SS Enlisted Man's/Non-Commissioned Officer's Belt buckle by "O & C ges

reverse centre depicting the inscription MERITO CIVIL (Civil Merit) surrounded by the legend ORDEN DE St

advancing to the ranks of T/F/Sgt from June 6

The Canadian Daily Record

constructed of silvered metal (magnetic) and a lightly faded colour photograph

Canada. A Contemporary Caterpillar Club Lapel Pin Archive - An early nickel SSIn metal with a bronze coloured finish, red enamels representing the caterpillar's eyes, measuring 19. 5 mm (w) x 4. 7 mm (h), two raised posts for uniform attachment, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: These pins were awarded (on request) from parachute companies to pilots who successfully bailed out of airplanes. It was called "hitting the silk". Parachutes were made of silk, caterpillars make silk, and most of the pins were shaped like