Steele shows his mettle in the North West Mounted Police
This North West Mounted Police hat badge caught the attention when Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood (25% buyer’s premium) of Exeter sold the remaining personal effects of Canadian soldier and policeman Major General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele KCMG CB MVO (1848-1919) on March 19.
In 1873, Steele was the third officer sworn into the newly formed NWMP. His badge, c.1873-1904, in…