An 1882 63Rd Halifax Rifles Shoulder Belt Plate GTRexclude the crosses were surmounted by

the crosses were surmounted by a movable crown

a wreath of maple leaves surrounding an oval tablet bearing the regimental designation “CANADA RIFLES”

the obverse with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by Luftwaffe-style German national eagles clutching mobile swastikas

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered green Schutzpolizei insignia

An 1882 63Rd Halifax Rifles Shoulder Belt Plate GTRexclude the crosses were surmounted byMeasuring 82. 5 mm x 101 mm, this blackened bronze, light wear, in very fine condition. Footnote: The Regiment was raised in May 1860 as the Halifax Volunteer Battalion and later became the Halifax Volunteer Battalion of Rifles on in May 1869. Later, in November 1869, they were redesignated the 63rd The Halifax Battalion of Rifles. It was redesignated the 63rd Halifax Battalion of Rifles in December 1869 and authorized as the 63rd Regiment (Halifax