Anti-Duelling Association
Society Offices
No.7 Lower Abbey Street
Dublin
The folly of the duel was for a long time a concern to the general public, yet the duel was seen
as a integral part of military life, especially for those of rank and of high society. Queen Victoria
had mooted that she was not over keen on her top military brass depleting their numbers on
home soil and her support assisted in the final abolition of the duel.
As can be seen from the above advertisement the public, prior to Queen Victoria's reign, were bringing the matter to the fore and calling for the abolition of the Anti- Christian practice of Duelling.
These protests would not have been music the ears of the gunmaker but the duel and duelling pistol were in decline and were to be superseded by the target pistol which were at this time in demand for use in the newly formed public shooting galleries.
In our next blog we will look at the two major shooting galleries in Dublin.
Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk
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