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 33635 (V) S/SGT

33635 (V) S/SGT

the son of Matthew Crosby and Harriet Crosby

with approximately 70% of its original silver finish remaining

He would go on to become leader of U-boats in Norway and

with scalloped edges

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 33635 (V) S/SGTIn 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