Tuesday 1 March 2016

McDermott Percussion Duelling/Target Pistols.




McDermott

Duelling/Target Pistols
c.1825
Dublin

   McDermott Percussion Duelling/Target Pistols. 
                                        Photography courtesy of Jon Stroud Media.

These pistols with tapered stocks terminating in horn forends. Wide collared hammers.
One ramrod fitted with reversible steel charger. The octagonal barrels with gold cartouches to top flats                                                       "McDermott.Dublin".

 Throughout these blogs we will review more of the work produced by the McDermotts.They were      without doubt two prolific makers of duelling pistols in Dublin. As previously noted both Farrell and Henry are listed by M.S Dudley Westropp but it would appear that pistols/guns appear with both spellings "McDermott" or "McDermot". The relevance of the different spellings and the connection between these two gunmakers has yet to be established.


                                      Photography courtesy of Jon Stroud Media.

                                         Photography courtesy of Jon Stroud Media.
                                  These pistols registered in Dublin City (DC 2435-2436)
                                        Photography courtesy of Jon Stroud Media.

             Farrell McDermotts final entry in the Dublin Trades Directory 1827.                        

Calderwood Thomas 14 N. Earl St
Dempsey William 192 Gt Britain St
Gallagher Henry 207 Gt Britain Street
Grace Patrick 13 Bolton Street
Gray John 46 Moore St
Herbert John 17 Phoenix St
Kavanagh William 4 Upper Ormond Quay
Mc Dermott Farrell 1 Abbey St
Muley Daniel 32 Townsend St
Murphy John 190 Gt Britain St
Parkinson John 22 Arran Quay
Pattison John 157 Capel St
Rigby William & John 19 Suffolk St
Truelock Thomas 50 Barrack St
Truelock William & Son 152 Capel St
Wilson James 43 w. New Row.

Please refer to our earlier blogs on the McDermotts:

                                                                 23/2/2016
                                                                 11/2/2016
                                                                 24/1/2016
                                                                 11/1/2016
                                                                 24/9/2015
                                                                   8/6/2015




   Farrell & Henry McDermott  originally listed by M.S. Dudley Westropp, MRIA. 
Journal Arms & Armour Society, 1957.
Vol.11. No 1.

                           Our sincere thanks to the owner for permission to use this material.
                                             
                                                 Dave Stroud ramrodantiques.co.uk

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