Original Canadian WWII 1st Medium Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery, 1st Canadian Army Group Battledress Uniform Jacket with Period-Applied Insignia German Mauser 98k K98 please see photos for further

please see photos for further details

Overall Length: 35½”

with simplified construction along with a stamped sheet metal scabbard in an attempt to speed up production capabilities

The hilt has a cross guard extension and the blade is stamped on the Ricasso with a maker’s mark on one side

with the backing

Original Canadian WWII 1st Medium Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery, 1st Canadian Army Group Battledress Uniform Jacket with Period-Applied Insignia German Mauser 98k K98 please see photos for furtherOriginal Item. Only One Available. The 1st Medium Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery was one of six Canadian medium artillery regiments that served in the European Theatre of World War II. Medium regiments were armed with 5. 5 inch and 4. 5 inch guns. The adjutant of the 1st Medium Regiment, RCA, was Captain Horace Trites; Trites was mentioned in dispatches in Italy. Trites and gun position officer (GPO) Lieutenant 'Buck' Buchanan later became pilots