Canada, Dominion. A 93Rd Cumberland Battalion Of Infantry Helmet Plate, C.1890 Newly Listed Footnote: Tantos are short swords

Footnote: Tantos are short swords worn by the Samurai Class of feudal Japan

emboss stamped "93" on the underside of the belt near the termination point of the tab

set within a triangular border of identical construction

wearing six awards and a ribbon bar on his left breast

a truly impressive collectible from the Great War

Canada, Dominion. A 93Rd Cumberland Battalion Of Infantry Helmet Plate, C.1890 Newly Listed Footnote: Tantos are short swordsIn die stamped copper, unmarked, the insignia illustrating a maple leaf bearing the number "93" in the centre, the inner circlet inscribed "CUMBERLAND INFANTRY MDCCCLXXI" (1871), the outer circlet inscribed in Latin "VESTIGIA NULLA RETRORSUM" (No Backward Steps) and incorporates a half wreath of thistles, the insignia backed by two downward pointing swords and surmounted by the Victorian crown, measuring 92. 7 mm (w) x 115 mm (h), all three lugs