T & W Ford
40 Patrick Street
Cork
1833
This advert from 1833 indicates the popularity of shooting " Percussion" guns at this date. Forsyth having invented the detonating system was soon to be producing, by the late 1820's, very high quality backaction lock percussion shotguns. The Military were slow to adopt the percussion system. The first official percussion rifle being the Brunswick in 1846.
It was the hardened wildfowlers who soon saw the benefit of the new ignition system and the Shelmalier men, who shot under the waterline around Wexford Harbour, were renowned for quickly enhancing the new system and passing up their beloved old flintlocks
In the advert above we see English "Fluted" and French Caps in use and Sykes accoutrements for sale. All through what was a "General Fancy Warehouse".
We are always pleased to see early adverts from Ireland relating to the guntrade.
Dave Stroud. R.A..
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