A 85Th Regiment (Later Le Régiment De Maisonneuve) Canadian Militia Helmet Plate C. 1908 certificate_of_authenticity SMITH MANIKKAM I

SMITH MANIKKAM I

The front is adorned with a helmet plate illustrating the Czechoslovakia coat-of-arms laying upon an angled square with linden leaves on each of the four sides

the leather liner with normal wear present along its outer edge and period glue repair where the visor meets the body of the shako at the left side

obverse engraved "Welcome Home to Kukkup

A 85Th Regiment (Later Le Régiment De Maisonneuve) Canadian Militia Helmet Plate C. 1908 certificate_of_authenticity SMITH MANIKKAM IThree piece construction, blackened bronze, unmarked, 88. 5 mm x 96 mm, intact lugs, missing its pin, dull finish, undulated centrepiece, extensive loss of the blackened finish, scuffing on the numerals, near very fine.