Hammer

£360

Irish Royal Tyrone Fusiliers Militia Victorian Field Officer waist belt clasp. Fine rare finely seeded gilt rectangular plate, with burnished rim, mounted with silver crown over flaming grenade resting with laurel sprays inscribed ROYAL TYRONE FUSILIERS. Fixed belt loop present, detachable belt loop now absent. GC Raised at Caledon 1783, redesignated Royal Tyrone Fusiliers in 1855, then 5th Bn.of Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1st July 1881, in May 1882 renumbered 4th, redesignated as 3rd Bn. on 12th July 1908 on transfer to Special Reserve, redesignated Militia in 1921. The Royal Tyrone Militia have the distinction of being the first regiment to mount guard on Dublin Castle carrying the Union flag. Gordon Cummings Collection.