Michael Rainsford. Gunsmith.

Michael Rainsford

Gunsmith

Dublin

Michael Rainsford gunmaker mark

Dublin trade directory entries for this gunmaker.

1738
	Rainsford	Michael		Dame St.
1752
	Rainsford	Michael		Dame st
1753
	Rainsford	Michael		Dame St.

Trade directories followed on from the early almanacs in which less than a handful of
Smiths (Gun) appear. This is surprising as throughout the 17th century Dublin had a
very healthy supply of gunsmiths as can be seen from the attached link*.

Extract:Copyright Dublin City Council: reproduced by permission.
Source: Ancient Freemen of Dublin Database.

*Link.   Ancient Freemen of Dublin Database

When on this site scroll down "occupation" and click on "gunsmith".

Interestingly, Michael Rainsford is noted as having had both Thomas Truelock
 (Freeman 1753) and Pat' Boyd (Freeman 1762),  in his service.

In future blogs we will look at this gunmaker's work.

Special thanks to:

Dublin City Library & Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.

Brian Godwin for bringing this 'Ancient Freemen of Dublin Database' 
to our attention.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk