Nicholas Clarke: Gun Maker.

Nicholas Clarke
Gun Maker
Dublin

                                 Trade label of Nicholas Clarke for the period 1796-d.1811
                                                          Private Collection.

The above form of trade label being very popular detailing Nocks patent breech. Thomas Fowler and John Silk also using this style of label.

The above trade label however, does vary from the label in our earlier blog for Nicholas Clarke dated 27/11/2015.

Nicholas Clarke's final entry in the Dublin trades directory for 1811.

Calderwood	Thomas		22 Little Mary Street
Clarke	Nicholas		35 Capel Street
Edwards	Thomas		13 Abbey Street
Fowler	Thomas		18 Capel Street
Hutchinson	Michael		8 Dame street
Meredith	Charles		5 Smock Alley
Muley	Daniel		28 Parliament Street
Murphy	John		190 Gt Britain Street. Gun Barrel Manufacturer.
Pattison	Thomas		154 Capel Street
Rigby	John		13 Suffolk Street
Trulock	Thomas		53 Barrack Street
Turner	George		137 Capel Street

Nicholas Clarke trading dates:-

1787-1788	Swifts Row
1789-1795	43 Capel Street
1796-d.1811	35 Capel Street

                Our thanks to the above noted researchers and special thanks to N.W English.

                                     Nicholas Clarke flintlock duelling pistol with 12" barrel. c.1790
                                                        Photography courtesy Rex Pope.

Nicholas Clarke originally listed by M.S. Dudley Westropp, MRIA. 

Journal Arms & Armour Society, 1957.

Vol.11. No 1.

                                                                             Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk