Canada, United States. A 1st Special Service Force Shoulder Patch visually-hidden The fittings and cross-guard are

The fittings and cross-guard are brass

Steel scabbard is straight and without dents

1915 at Niagara

stating his birth year as 1885

Finnish coat-of-arms in gold-coloured ink on the lid

Canada, United States. A 1st Special Service Force Shoulder Patch visually-hidden The fittings and cross-guard areA rare shoulder patch, in white embroidered lettering, on a red embroidered field, measuring 36 mm (w) x 79 mm (h), light fraying to edges, extremely fine. Footnote: The 1st Special Service Force (also called The Devil's Brigade, The Black Devils, The Black Devils' Brigade, and Freddie's Freighters) was an elite American Canadian commando unit in the Second World War, under command of the United States Fifth Army. The unit was organized in 1942 and