[Hanno Spoelstra]

It sold for US $125.00. I sure hope for the buyer it is genuine. Here´s what the seller had to say:

One of the great rarities of the WWII cap badge series. A genuine cap badge to the ‘Kangaroos’, the 1st Canadian Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment (CB.46, Mazeas C.57). I receive more enquiries regarding this and the cap badges of the Canadian Parachute Corps than any others re-strikes of both being common. Although only ever a small unit, in existence for a short period of time two different dies were used to strike the cap badges of the ‘Kangaroos’. Badges have been widely re-struck from one of these dies, (Die 2) but not from the other (Die 1)all of which are genuine WWII issues. This example is a genuine WWII (Die 2) cap badge. The most obvious difference between original specimens and re-strikes is the metal. WWII badges are struck from yellow brass, the re-strikes from reddish hued gilding metal, this is very soft and the badges can be easily bent with simple finger pressure, genuine brass badges do not bend. The regiment was formed October 24th 1944 (die 2 badges). After a number of successful trials of armoured personnel carriers made from converted tanks in the aftermath of D’Day a Squadron of ‘Kangaroos’ was formed on August 28th 1944 (die 1 badges).