Germany, Imperial. A Mönchengladbach Vorwärts Masonic Lodge Collar Decoration, c. 1850 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the Imperial War Office requested

the Imperial War Office requested that the Canadian Government send two railway construction companies to France (1st and 2nd Battalions)

constructed of green wool with an additional layer of grey wool

scabbard fittings in nickel plated steel (magnetic)

specifically near the tips of the arms

chipping evident in the green enamels on the centrepiece and on the tip of the star point at 12 o'clock

Germany, Imperial. A Mönchengladbach Vorwärts Masonic Lodge Collar Decoration, c. 1850 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the Imperial War Office requested(Freimaurerloge Halsdekoration). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with white enameled arms and a central medallion of identical construction, the former bearing gilt inscriptions of VORWRTS (one of the earliest Masonic lodges in the Rhineland), ORIENT GLADBACH, and a lodge number of 5845, the latter featuring a hand painted scene consisting of a raven in mid flight over a coastal background topped by