Monday 21 March 2016

Galway. The Irish Registration Act of 1843

The Irish Registration Act of 1843

  Schedule B.,6&7 Vic.,Cap.74,Sec 3.

                                   Licence to Keep Arms.

                                     County Galway

                             
         

                                           
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 Galway between 1843-1846.

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


     Barrett converted duelling pistol.12.5"octagonal barrel of 20 bore registered (G2045)
Note private proofs struck three times.

G 352
Flk Light Dragoon Pistol
Cox
G 433
Eprouvette.
Blood/Bloor?
G 926
Cased Transitional Revolver
J.W Laird
G 1257
Flk D/B Travelling Pistol

G 1604
Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss
P Bond
G 2045
20 bore Flk Duelling Pistol
Barrett
G 2782
Flk Brownbess. Kerry M. (militia)

G 2793
Flk Rifle. 55" 0verall. Brass mounts.

G 2793
India Pattern Brownbess.

G 2799
India Pattern Brownbess.

G 2859

India Pattern Brownbess Tower GR "RW" after registration.


G2863
India pattern Throathole cock

G 2884
India Pattern Brownbess.

G 2890
India Pattern Brownbess. Throathole Cock.

G 2916
Flk S/B.Long Barrelled Sporting Gun
Fowler
G 3330
Details withheld.

G 3575/3576
Pair Flk Duelling Pistols. No10129.1827.
John Manton & Son

                                           


The gun of note in this batch of registrations is the transitional revolver. (G 926 ). This being very early for a transitional c.1845.

Official House of Commons Returns 8th May 1846.


Total returns Qty 4071


We are always pleased to hear of other weapons registered in this county.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk





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