I'm sure you guys already know about these books but I thought I would post them anyway.
The Charlton Standard Catalogue of
First World War Canadian Infantry Badges. by W.K.Cross
The Charlton Standard Catalogue of
First World War Canadian Corps Badges. by W.K. Cross
These are two really good books. They show the badge, alot of the collars, type of finish ie: pickled etc, along with the manufacturers and the going price. About 8 years back I picked up an arm band with a bunch of badges on it. I bought it for the British badges on it, about 15 of them. It had a Canadian badge on it. At the time I knew nothing about Canadian badges so I gave it to a collector friend. About 2 years later I bought the books mentioned above. As it turns out the badge was in the book. The badge was, as I recall a
"1st Trench Mortar Battery badge". I looked it up in the book and promptly choked on my coffee. The badge listed for around $200.00 I paid $15.00 for the lot. Needless to say I now identify EVERY badge before I give it away, trade it or sell it. A lesson learned "The Hard Way"
Cheers, Michael