Gun License Badge, Ontario Department of Game and Fisheries, 1944

Red gun license badge issued to Domenico Gaggi, Ontario Department of Game and Fisheries, 1944. The badge has a pin adhered along the top border. Text in English and in black ink is pressed into the fabric. The actual license number appears on the uncoloured weave in a central rectangle.

During the war, Domenico (naturalized British subject since 1937) and his Canadian-born wife Yolanda were designated as Enemy Aliens. Enemy Aliens were not allowed to keep guns, only under certain conditions and with special permission.