I have a NS Highlander badge just like that in my Canadian Scottish Regiments badge collection. That is a great find and what a great personal connection -- I know you'll wear it with pride.

You could also wear it as a cap badge, it's original design, on a balmoral or glengarry, with a swatch of MacDonald tartan behind it, the regimental tartan.

The Novas have a very nice regimental museum web site (which I'm sure you've seen) here:

http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/nshighregmuseum/

And, there's a great colour image of the badge on T.F. Mills's site:

http://www.regiments.org/regiments/n...f/954NSHld.htm

Again, great find!

Cheers,

Todd