Monday 21 December 2015

Armagh County: 1843 Registration Act .

The Irish Registration Act of 1843

                          Schedule B.,6&7 Vic.,Cap.74,Sec 3.
                                    Licence to Keep Arms.

                                         County Armagh.



The following entries have been collected over a number years by myself, fellow collectors
and dealers. In total over 1100 registrations from the 40 areas have been collated which is a
very small sample of the 300.000 weapons the authorities had calculated were in circulation
in private hands at this time.

The list below gives all those weapons found registered in County Armagh between
1843-1846. Listed are the county prefix, licence number, description of weapon/s and where
possible the maker/retailer.

             
AR 56
Flk Brownbess Musket
M&J Pattison
AR 74
Flk Shotgun. 10 bore . Converted Drum & Nipple.
Gilroy
AR 939
Flk Rifled Carbine
Pepper
AR 945
Percussion Boxlock Side Hammer Pistol
M&J Pattison
AR 1285
Flk Brownbess Musket

AR 1630
Flk Blunderbuss.

AR 1660
Flk Steel Barrelled Coaching Carbine

AR 1998
Flk Musketoon
Trulock
AR 2309/2310
22 Bore Pair of Duelling Pistols.
Nicholas Clarke
AR 2526
Brownbess

AR 2563
India Pattern Brownbess.

AR 2715/2716
Pair Flk Duelling Pistols. 10" Barrels. Fullerd (WF).
John Blanch
AR 2721
Flk India Pattern Brownbess.

AR 3000
Brownbess. 42"
R.Wilson
AR 3183
India Pattern Brownbess. Butt Plate Only. 

AR 3963
Description Withheld by Owner.
Siddons
AR 3963
Flk India Pattern Brownbess. 38.5" Barrel

AR 4178
Flk Pocket Pistol
W.Cole
AR 4582
Pair Flk Four Barrel Pistols Cased.
Knubley
AR 4655
Flk Large Bore Steel Barrelled Blunderbuss.

AR 5416
Pair Flk Duelling Pistols.
Rigby
AR 5431
Flk India Pattern Musket. Rare .750.  4oth Reg Foot

AR 5458
Converted Brownbess.

AR 5825
Military Style Musket . Converted

AR 5895
Converted Blunderbuss.
Staples ?
AR 5950
Converted Long Barrelled Sporting Gun. C.1770.

AR 6216
Brownbess. India Pattern. "JA15"

AR 6279
Flk Brownbess Musket

AR 6348
Brownbess Musket. Converted

AR 6337
Flk India Pattern Brownbess. East Devon Militia.
Tower
AR 6559
New Land Pattern Brownbess.Converted.
Samuel Hoy
AR 6654
India Pattern Brownbess.

AR 6677
Brownbess India Pattern. Converted

AR 7154
India Pattern Brownbess..

AR 7237
Percussion. 3 Barrelled Pistol
W & J Rigby
AR 7306
Brownbess India Pattern. Seago C8.

AR 7316
Brownbess. India Pattern Seago Volunteer.

AR 7884
Flk Boxlock Pocket Pistol. 50 bore
Spencer
AR 8043
Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss. "RT" Rectangle MakersMark.
Robert Tomlinson.
AR 8986
16 Bore Brass Barrelled Travelling Pistol

AR 9161
India Pattern Brownbess.


Of note in this selection of weaponry are the India Pattern Brownbess Muskets. These being
held by volunteer/militia regiments. All regular army issue weapons being exempt from the Act. 

Another interesting fact from this whole survey is the average volumes of weaponry for each area.
The six counties averaging 10668* weapons per county whereas across the other 33
counties/boroughs the average volumes drop to a meager 3808.* 

Please refer to earlier related blogs: 28/11/2015,
                                                    18/11/2015
                                                    21/10/2015
                                                    10/ 9/ 2015

* Based on existing data.



                                                                                                                                                        9157
                        
                                 
         We are always pleased to know of weapons registered in                      County Armagh or any of the other 39 areas.

                            Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk







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