Thursday 12 November 2015

George Alley Gunmaker




George Alley

Gunmaker

Dublin

1784-1792





Stepped Lockplate engraved Geo Alley with a ramped frizzen spring.  c. 1790


Fully Stocked. Two Slide Bolts ( No escutcheons). Slab Sided Grip.(Ala Wogdon) 
and Set trigger.

"G.A" within rectangle between 
double stamped crowned "P" Proof.

Reverse side: Two retaining screws.
Classic bowed silver trigger-guard, acorn finial and ramrod pipes
but alas no hallmarks.

Internal lock. Polished steel.
Elliptical  Touch-hole. (bore light in barrel)


"Sickle" motif in front of the trigger-guard pillar?


Trading Dates.

George Alley, Dublin trading addresses:

  1784-1785            9 Clarendon Street
  1786-1789         17 Great Ship Street
   1790- d.1792      28 Parliament Street


1792 Dublin Trade Directory

Alley  George 28 Parliament st
Blackwell Catherine 2 Gt Ship St
Clarke Nicholas 43 Capel st
Devine  Thomas 194 Abbey St
Dixon Thomas 44 upp Kevin St
Eames  James 57 S.King St
Edwards William 1 Palace St
Gray John 21 Lower Exchange St
Hutchinson Michael 8 Dame st
Marshal Thomas 4 Barrack St
Morton William 28 Castle st
Muley Daniel 44 Gt Ship St
Powell Benjamin 159 Abbey St
Rigby John 19 Suffolk st
Tomlinson Robert 123 Capel St
Truelock Thomas 26 Barrack St
Truelock Thomas 22 Suffolk St
Wallace Samuel 22 Eustace St

      George Alley originally listed by M.S. Dudley Westropp, MRIA. 
Journal Arms & Armour Society, 1957.
Vol.11. No 1.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk


This pistol part of a private collection
We thank the owner for data and photography.







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