“WEXFORD REGIMENT, small size (16mm) silver plated Victorian tunic button, 2-piece flat backed domed

“WEXFORD REGIMENT, small size (16mm) silver plated Victorian tunic button, 2-piece flat backed domed construction, Royal cypher “”VR”” at centre, crowned circlet around bearing title “”Wexford Regiment””, plain rim, reverse impressed with maker’s details “”Foley Dublin””. Similar to McDonnell 38.3, but by a different maker. High points polished, with some loss of silver plating, otherwise good condition. The Wexford Regiment, Irish Militia, was originally raised in 1794, and following the army reforms of 1881 became the 3rd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment.”