Wednesday 9 March 2016

Dublin City. Irish Registration Act of 1843

The Irish Registration Act of 1843

  Schedule B.,6&7 Vic.,Cap.74,Sec 3.

                                   Licence to Keep Arms.

                                          Dublin City



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 Dublin City between 1843-1846.

Listed are the county prefix, licence number, description of weapon/s and where possible the maker/retailer.

DC 146
Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss. Spring Bayonet top
I. Terry/Teray
DC 181
40 bore perc' rifled travelling pistol
Kavanagh

DC 182/183
Flk 20 Bore. Duellers. 9.1/2" Circa 1790.
Rigby

DC 194-DC203

Flk Pair of Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss Pistols. Over
Bayonets.
P.Teray

DC 271
Percussion Boxlock Pistol
W.Hall
DC 346/347
Pair Flk Saw Handled Duelling Pistols
Turner
DC 631
Flk Steel Barrelled Blunderbuss..
Thomas Fowler
DC 637
Flk Steel Barrelled Blunderbuss. Throathole Cock.
Fowler
DC 717
Flk Sporting Gun.14 Bore.
T&J Gillet
DC 830
Flk Manstopper
Piper
DC 838
Flk Duelling Pistols
Dawes
DC 843
Perc' D/B 16 Bore Shotgun. Butt safety.
Kavanagh
DC 853
Perc' D/B 16 Bore.
Kavanagh
DC 936/937
Pair Brass Framed Percussion Pistols

DC 107-
Flk 20 Bore Duelling Pistol
Ketland & Co
DC 1077
Percussion Pkt Pistol.
Hall.
DC 1146
Flk Blunderbuss/ Musketoon
Whitney
DC 1207
Details withheld.

DC 1253
Flk Brass barrelled Blunderbuss

DC 1343
Percussion Rifle
Rigby
DC 1345/1346
No other details.

DC 1346
Flk Brass barrelled Blunderbuss
Mc Dermott
DC 1382
Flk Pocket Pistol
Pattison
DC 1653/1654

Flk Cannon Barrelled Queen Anne Pistol. Silver Wire/Butt Mask
Adams

DC 1686
Pair Backaction Pistols
W&J Rigby
DC 1809/1810

Perc' Bebuilt from Flint. Silver Mounted. Asseyed for 1789-1792. Duellers
Wm & Jn Rigby

DC 1883/1884
20 bore Perc'Overcoat Pistol
Dempsey
DC 1886/1887

Flk Duelling Pistols. Both stocks and case marked with reg number.
Mc Dermott

DC 2063
D/B.S/S Boxlock Pistol.
Stanton

DC 2435/2436

Percussion duellers. Birmingham 22/2/2015
Mc Dermott

DC 2470
Flk Brass barrelled Blunderbuss
Devereux
DC 2497
Flk Officers Pistols. 16 Bore. 9" Barrel. Fish Tail Stock.
W & J Rigby
DC 2732
Flk Brass Barrelled Blundebuss.
Edwards
DC 3419
Flk Brass barrelled Blunderbuss
Mc Dermott
DC 3495
15 bore D/B Shotgun. Cased
S & Chas Smith
DC 3513
Converted. Pocket Pistol. Etched Barrel ( Rigby)
Rigby
DC 3546
Perc Pocket Pistol.Nipple Clasp for flanged caps.
Calderwood
DC 3580/3581
Pair Flk Duelling Pistols. 11.3/8" Barrels
Mc Dermott


DC 3626
Perc' Back Action Travelling/Overcoat Pistol. Magazine 
Stock.
J Walsh

DC 3736
16 bore Paget Carbine
Dublin Castle
DC 3953/3954
Flk Officers / Duelling Pistols. Saw Handled Grips.
George Turner
DC 3975
Percussion Turnover Pistol
Kavanagh
DC 4016/4017
Flk Holster Pistol
Gray
DC 4179/4180
Percussion Backaction Travelling Pistol
Dowling
DC 4204
Flk Brownbess Marked Dublin Castle

DC 4210
Perc' Holster Pistol.
W.Jones
DC 4250
Flk Holster Pistol.9 "Oct Barrel.
Wm Wallis
DC 4576/4577
Pair Flk Duellers..West St Ant £16500. 14/11/08
Mc Dermott
DC 4581
Military Carbine Side swing Bayonet
W&J Rigby
DC 4613
Flk Blunderbuss
Muley
DC 4637
Flk Officers Travelling Pistol.
Theo. Richards
DC 4654
Flk Overcoat Pistol
Rigby & Son
DC 4673
Flk Brass barrelled Blunderbuss
Hutchinson
DC 4692
Percussion Backaction Pistol
Trulock
DC 4692
Percussion Backaction Pistol. Fishtail stock.
Rigby
DC 4692
Percussion Backaction Pistol. Fishtail stock.
Trulock
DC 4712
Flk D/B Sporting Gun.
George Turner
DC 4771
Flk Manstopper/Traveller.
Burke

DC 4813/4814
34 bore Percussion Backaction Travelling Pistols
I Wilson
DC 4896/4897

Pair of 4 Barrelled Turret Pistols. Wooden Grips. AAA Oct 2014
W & J Rigby

DC 4899
Flk Brass barrelled Blunderbuss
Waters
DC 4909/4910
Pair Cased Flk Duelling Pistols
Sykes
DC 4920
Perc' O/U T/O Pocket Pistol. "Pull Down Trigger"
Kavanagh
DC 4960
34 bore Percussion Backaction Travelling Pistol.
W&J Rigby
DC 5019
15 bore Backaction Travelling Pistol
Harris
DC 5041
Perc' Sporting Gun. Serial No 632.
Parkinson
DC 5046/5047
Details to follow.
H.Dowland
DC 5049
Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss
Meredith
DC 5126
Flk Dueller.
Wisdom
DC 5184
Flk Blunderbuss. Brass Barrel.
Clark
DC 5219
Perc' Constabulary Carbine. Ross Carberry.
Beckwith
DC 5244
India Pattern Brownbess 39" Barrel

DC 5245
Flk 15 Bore Rifled Carbine. 8 Groove
Rigby
DC 5257
Flk Duelling Pistol.No 835. Dated 1796.
Manton
DC 5295
Percussion Turnover pistol (Vendor)
Kavanagh
DC 5297
Flk Service Pistol

DC 5303
Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss. "Gift to Wm Nunn"
Dobson
DC 5342
Flk Rifle. In Royal Sporting Guns of Windsor. Blackmore.
Durs Egg
DC 5402
Flk Duelling Pistol
Holland
DC 5467
Flk Military Carbine.
Murphy
DC 5578/5579
Percussion Sidelock Travelling Pistol
W&J Rigby
DC 5633 or 53
Flk Blunderbuss. Brass Barrel.
Thomas Gregory
DC 6199
Flk boxlock turnoff pocket pistol
Patrick
DC 6287
Flk Blunderbuss
Fowler
DC 6314
Flk Duelling Pistol.Saw Handled
Pattison
DC 6345
32 bore Flk Duelling Pistol. Set Trigger.
Mc Dermott
DC 6346/6347
Pair Flk Duellers. Saw Handled Grips.
G . Turner
DC 6533
Percussion Backaction Travelling Pistol

DC 6661/6662
Cased Pair Perc' Travelling Pistols
Walsh
DC 6673
Flk Pocket Pistol
William Mills
DC 6786
Flk D/B Tap Action Boxlock Pistol
Read
DC 6889
D/B Flk Sporting Gun.
Ketland & Co
DC 6890/6891
Pair Perc' Duellers/Officers Pistols Set Triggers.
Mc Dermot
DC 6894
Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss..
Bond
DC 7024
DB O/U 18 Bore Sporting Gun
D.Egg
DC 7314
Brownbess India Pattern

DC  7825/7826

Pair Percussion Side Hammer Travellling Pistols with folding Bayonets
Pattison

DC 7827
Flk Box-Lock Pocket Pistol.Turn-off barrel
Fowler
DC 8209/8210
Flk Duellers. 12 " Barrels
Griffin & Tow
DC 8486/8487
Pair Flk. Silver Mounted Officers Pistols
Wallace
DC 8740
Iron Barrelled Blunderbuss. Folding bayonet
Pattison
DC 8801
40 bore Flk Overcoat Pistol
Mc Dermott




One of a pair of cased travelling pistols by John Walsh registered (DC 6661) the other pistol
 (DC 6662)

Of interest in this batch of 131 registrations are the quantities of weapons produced by the indigenous  gunmakers of Dublin. The most prominent being viz: The Rigbys (all variants) 19 items, McDermotts, 9 items, Kavanaghs (all variants) 5 items. George Turner and Thomas Fowler both with 4 items.
These figures indicating that over 40% of the above survey were produced by five gunmakers or their dynasties based in Dublin.

As an overview of this survey of the 131 items listed nearly 80% of the items are Irish manufacture or retailed and just over 20% produced by English or Foreign gunmakers.

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   McDermott duellers registered DC 2435 & DC2436  
Photography courtesy of Jon Stroud Media.

We are always interested in any weapons registered in Dublin City.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk


1 comment:

  1. I have before me a brass barreled flintlock pistol. The Maker's name on the lock is MORTON A flat on the barrel has the registration number DC - 137

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