E Jones Button Found ID please
 

It's a police button but what police force ,from they last E Jones button i found i know that E Jones was making buttons at Cork Hill , Dublin from 1815 to 1832

i was wondering if it was Revenue Police but i've read that those buttons have RP on them

This maybe a better pic of the back of the button

Could it be a " County Constabulary " ie would they also have had buttons on their uniforms saying " Police " or would their uniforn buttons have only said "Constabulary ". Anybody have any info on this

I would go for the Dublin Metropolitan Police.

regards

Thanks for the reply i will look them up to see when they were founded and see if it matches when this button maker was in business

Been doing some research and the Dublin Metropolitan Police were not founded until 1836 four years after Edward Jones stopped making buttons , it could the " Dublin Horse Police " who were active in the 1820's and wore a very military style uniform , they were mainly ex soldiers . Anybody seen examples of buttons from this force

For information, the Dublin Met. Police buttons were always named as such. So, as you've already suggested, I'd discount that force.

Also, I'm fairly confident that it is not from an English/Welsh County Constabulary. It is obviously a very, very early item.

Dave.

The Harp on the button is very similar to the Irish Harp on irish coins of the George Third period , so i'd safely say it's a button of an irish police force of the early 1800's time period, Unless it has something to do with one of the Irish Militia's , who i know this button maker also made buttons for.