Irish Queen Own Royal Dublin City Militia Victorian pair of collar badges circa 1874-81
Good scarce die-stamped white metal examples.
Each with crowned oval shamrock sprays; centrally three castles.
Loops to reverse of each. VGC.
Raised in 1793, redesignated Royal Dublin City Militia in 1815 later adding the title Queen Own became 4th Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers on Friday 1st July, 1881. Gordon Cummings Collection.
