Canada, Dominion. A 3Rd Battalion, Victoria Rifles Of Canada Helmet Plate With Queen's Crown, C.1885 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 75 mm in diameter

75 mm in diameter

Médailleurs LE LOCLE (SUISSE)" in French and Serbian on the white cloth inside lid

the son of Matthew Crosby and Harriet Crosby

with approximately 70% of its original silver finish remaining

Canada, Dominion. A 3Rd Battalion, Victoria Rifles Of Canada Helmet Plate With Queen's Crown, C.1885 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 75 mm in diameterIn die stamped silver, unmarked, measuring 63. 3 mm (w) x 110 mm (h), all five screwposts intact, four of which have a brass wingnut with loop, extremely fine. Footnote: The Victoria Rifles of Canada was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army that originated in Montreal, Quebec, on January 22, 1862, as The 3rd Battalion, Volunteer Militia Rifles Canada. The regiment went through several changes of designation throughout its history. It was re