Early Gun Control.
Ireland
The Siege of Limerick
1691
The above licence was issued in March 1691 prior to the second siege of Limerick.Document published Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland.
The above licence having been issued to Mr Christoper Porter? of Drogheda for his ownership of "One Sword and what looks to be "One Case of Pistols". This is surprisingly early for pistols to be cased as we know them. These "pistolls" possibly cased in a pair of leather or linen holsters?
Our special thanks to James Harte of NLI..
Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk
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