3rd Auckland Regiment collar or cap badge?

[Noor]

Hi all,

Picked up this little bugger here in Dublin and just wondering is it collar or cap badge. Looks like it is designed as a collar but meantime it is still pretty large. Also I presume there was a maker plate inside that is now wear off? Last, from what period it can be and where it sits on the common/rare scale?

Thanking you in advance,

Timo

[peter monahan]

I see you got an answer elsewhere. Nice little piece. Wonder what the regimental nickname was - we have a Canadian infantry unit, the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, or 'Hasty Ps' who rejoiced in 'The Ploughboys', which I suspect was grounds for a good thumping if used in a wet canteen!