Canada Militia Volunteer Rifle Crossbelt Plate Auction Archive Insert is glued into position

Insert is glued into position inside the cover

WWI CEF Sewing Kit - Fabricated from a green-tinged khaki canvas

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Counties of Stormont

on September 10

After Stalingrad

Canada Militia Volunteer Rifle Crossbelt Plate Auction Archive Insert is glued into positionSilver, 64. 5 mm x 78 mm, intact brass lugs, very crisp, near mint. Footnote: From the 1850's through the 1870's, "Canada Militia" insignia existed as a generic emblem for various volunteer rifle battalions. It usually included the beaver in the centre, surrounded by the words "Canada Militia" surmounted by a QVC, and often incorporating a wreath of maple leaves as well.