This is the front of the button, note the words "Royal Irish Constabulary" and the Victorian crown 1867 -1902 above.

Royal Irish Constabulary, a Victorian Constable’s button. (2307008)

€30.00

Nice example of a good quality Victorian black horn button, worn by a Constable of the Royal Irish Constabulary.

This large button has the added attraction of being maker marked by the well known Ellis’s Quay outfitters to the RIC/DMP – “John Ireland & Son Dublin”

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This is a large black horn button worn by a Constable or Sergeant in the Royal Irish Constabulary. As the button has a Victorian crown, this piece can be dated to the post 1867 era (when the Irish Constabulary got the additional title “Royal”. These buttons were replaced by the King’s crown after the death of Queen Victoria in 1902.

This button was most likely worn on an RIC tunic. It measures approx 24cms in diameter.

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