53rd Foot, (Shropshire}, officer’s gilt 25mm

53rd Regiment of Foot, Shropshire Regiment. A very good example of the officer’s gilt 25mm button with the backmark FIRMIN & SONS,  LONDON. This is the pattern worn from 1855 to 1881 when the regiment became known as the 1st Bn. The Shropshire Light Infantry. dec2/4