A good Victorian die-stamped blackened brass example with a Victorian crowned strap inscribed ‘Erin Go Bragh, Carlow Rifles’ resting upon sprays of shamrocks, centred with the Maid of Erin,
The reverse with two very old replacement or re-enforced well tarnished loops, otherwise good condition and nicely shaped.
Became The 8th Battalion The Kings Royal Rifle Corps in July 1881.
