Canadian

Infantry Dress Trousers c.1890s

A nice pair of blue dress trousers for an other rank infantryman. Minor moth nip on the red piping on the outer seam of the pant. The buttons are all present and the the pants are marked WD broad arrow. These were worn with the 1876 dress tunic and the 1896 frock.  read more

Code: 51526

Officer Dress Shoulder Sash

Offered here is a typical soft quality shoulder sash typical of those worn by infantry officers in the late 19th century. These were worn over the left shoulder with 1881 full dress tunics and full length frock coats. No mothing, with its rich crimson colour still preserves and the material without snags.  read more

Code: 51525

Canadian Issued Tropical Pants

Offered is a set of sand tone khaki drill trousers, not typical of the type issued with summer service dress. This is more suited to warm climate combat wear and is very close to the British issue patterns made in India. I cannot confirm if these were used in Italy, but are more close to the tone and weight of clothing used in that theatre. Most Canadian Tropical clothing and much of the equ...  read more

Code: 51524

A Dominion of Canada Rifle Association Coin 1868

A beautiful coin with a pair of marksman in relief, one an artilleryman, the other a rifleman standing next to each other in a congratulatory hand shake as good sportsman. It is not known if this is simply a souvenir or an award with there being no name of a recipient on the coin. The coin has a dark brown patina to the surface with some minor wear. A very attractive item that was issued by th...  read more

Code: 51521

A Pendant issued by the Service Rifle Association 1860

A very attractive pedant issued to participants of the marksmanship competition of 1860. It has an image in relief of and archer on one side with a bow and a soldier with his rifle on the other. In very good condition. On the left side are the figures 1300 - 1500 possibly indicating the range of the particular shoot.  read more

Code: 51520

Rifle Association Coin for New Brunswick Militia

An unissued shooting award coin for the NB Provincial Rifle Association dating 1866 in its original leather case. In beautiful condition this award has an impressive image of a period militia soldier firing his Snider Enfield in the kneeling position. These marksmanship competitions were highly respected and well attended. A time when marksmanship meant something in the military.  read more

Code: 51519

Ontario Rifle Association Marksman Medal to A British Gunner

The Ontario Rifle Association was started in 1872 and held many marksmanship competitions that were heavily attended by the Canadian Militia. This award was given to Capt Holmes of the Royal Artillery School of Gunnery in 1872. The school was located at Stanley Barracks and Kingston. The courses for gunnery were run by the British professional army until the Canadian fledgling regular army too...  read more

Code: 51517

ORA marksman award to Gnr Grand Trunk Railway 2nd Battery of Artillery

The Ontario Rifle Association was started in 1872 and held many marksmanship competitions that were heavily attended by the Canadian Militia. This award was given to Gnr J Little of the 2nd Grand Trunk Railway Artillery Battery in 1874. A nice early example of an award presented by the ORA to a well know desirable Canadian unit. This award is for rifle marksmanship, not artillery shooting.  read more

Code: 51516

Ontario Rifle Association Marksman Medal

The Ontario Rifle Association was started in 1872 and held many marksmanship competitions that were heavily attended by the Canadian Militia. This award was given to Capt Julnus of the Royal Artillery School of Gunnery in 1875. The school was located at Stanley Barracks and Kingston. The courses for gunnery were run by the British professional army until the Canadian fledgling regular army too...  read more

Code: 51515

Royal Military College Hockey League Award

The RMC Hockey team was raised in 1886 and was well known for its athletic ability. The team was known as the Paladins and had a long standing rivalry with the Queen's University team. The college was bilingual so its acronym was RMC for English and CMR for French. This particular bullion wire badge is for a French team member and was likely awarded for a victory year for the team in 1896. T...  read more

Code: 51518