The interior of the cap is lined with rusty-brown silk-textured rayon fabric with a sewn-in plastic diamond
four medal bars on the original ribbon (one bar for every 3 years of service)
possibly a Yokosuka D4Y "Judy" dive bomber
stating that he had previous military service with Royal Highlanders of Canada and four years previous to that with the 1st Highland Field Company
the buckle measuring 48
Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Black Grade, By Gustav Brehmer GTRexclude The interior of the cap(HJ Leistungsabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened aluminum, vertical pinback, the obverse consisting of a Sig rune overlaid by a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J. (FOR MERIT IN THE H. J.), the reverse with an issue number of 54172, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code M1 101 for maker Gustav Brehmer, Markneukirchen, measuring 30. 03 mm (w) x 51. 36 mm (h), in near extremely fine