Canada, Dominion. A Lot of Five Militia Buttons, c.1880
Includes: two 2nd Regiment, Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Buttons (both in blackened wood, bearing a Victorian crown over a horn housing the number "2", inscribed "QUEEN'S OWN RIFLES OF CANADA" below, the large one unmarked, measuring 21.5 mm in diameter, the small one maker marked "JG&S" on the reverse, measuring 17 mm in diameter, both with intact loops); and three 22nd Regiment (The Oxford Rifles) Buttons (in blackened silver, bearing a beaver fronting a maple leaf, inscribed "OXFORD RIFLES" below, brass core maker marked "W. SCULLY MONTREAL", measuring 25.5 mm in diameter each, all with intact loops). Extremely fine.

