P1827/45 Victorian Winnipeg Rifles Sword by Pillin, Canada Burmese Alte Pinakothek

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Nice dual-tone hilt

The Royal Marines also took part in the Zeebrugge Raid in 1918

These attacks were only frustrated by heavy counter-attacks

P1827/45 Victorian Winnipeg Rifles Sword by Pillin, Canada Burmese Alte PinakothekA good example of a Canadian Sword, and significant in the regiment's history. The Winnipeg Rifles, at the time "The 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles", were formed on the 9th of November 1883. Within two years of formation, the 90th battalion served in the 1885 North West Rebellion, fighting at Fish Creek and Batoche. The regimental Latin motto is hosti acie nominati, which means named by the enemy in battle. After the Battle of Fish Creek, a