Canada, British North America. A Rare War Of 1812 Infantry Shoulder Belt Plate Newly Listed Winterhilfswerk (WHW = Winter Work)

Winterhilfswerk (WHW = Winter Work) Bronze gilt

un-cut and un-issued

the Society of the War of 1812

Ontario in 1878 and was working as a Farmer in Northumberland County prior to enlisting in the Cef in January 1916

measuring 34 mm (w) x 103 mm (l)

Canada, British North America. A Rare War Of 1812 Infantry Shoulder Belt Plate Newly Listed Winterhilfswerk (WHW = Winter Work)North American made, in bronze, consisting of an oval plate, the obverse bearing an etched monogram of King George III, the reverse with a tongue clip and dual studs for attachment to a belt, unmarked but a variation manufactured from approximately 1800 until 1820, measuring 55 mm (w) x 80 mm (h), a ground dug example in very fine condition.