Hammer

£240

Irish. Police of Dublin helmet plate circa 1922-25. Good rare die-stamped white metal issue. Celtic ring resting in laurel sprays on Celtic scroll; the three flaming castles of Dublin Arms to voided centre. Three loops. Minor service wear. VGC Although the Royal Irish Constabulary was replaced by the Garda Siochana in 1922, the Dublin Metropolitan Police, formed in 1836, remained in existence as a separate force called Police of Dublin until 1925 when it became part of the Garda Siochana.