Early 17th & 18th Century Dublin Gunmakers.

     

 17th & 18th Century Gunmakers

Dame Street & Cork Hill Area
Dublin

                                                                    Dublin c. 1752.

Many Irish gunmakers would have traded in Dame Street and Cork Hill but in this blog we will note only those that are definitely attributed to this location and the approximate term they spent there.

Lewis Alley	15 Cork Hill	1776-1780
Matthew Collins	Dame Street	1748 - d.1770
Roger Evans	Cork Hill	1710-1711
Richard Fagan	Castle Street	1746
Thomas Fitzpatrick	Church Street	1690-1722
John Govers	Dame Street	1759-d.1774
Hutchinson & Lord	40 Dame Street	1771-1775
Michael Hutchinson	40 Dame Street	1776-1784
Michael Hutchinson	8 Dame Street	1785-1811
Benjamin Lord	Dame Street	1755-1758
Benjamin & Francis Lord	Dame Street	1761
Francis Lord	Dame Street	1761-1771
Francis Maddox/Maddocks	Castle Yard	1685-1707
Oldberry	Dame Street	d.1778
Michael Rainsford/Ransford	Castle Yard	1730/1751
Michael Rainsford/Ransford	Dame Street	1752-d.1757
Henry Rainsford	Castle Lane	1759-1760
James Rainsford	Castle Lane	1760-1761
James Rainsford	Dame Street	1761-1774
James Rainsford	29 Dame Street	1775-1782
Charles Tailsford	Castle Street	1761-1770
Thomas Thorpe	Castle Street	1752
James Trulock	Castle Street	1760
John Trulock	Castle Street/Castle Yard	1680-1721/1725
Thomas Trulock	Dame Street	1762-1763
Thomas Trulock	Dame Street	1766-1767
Thomas Truelock	28 Dame Street	1770-1774
Oliver Wheeler	Cork Hill/Dame Street	1772/1773

        We are always pleased to receive any information related to the early gunmakers of Dublin.

                                                Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

Bryan Farrelly & Sons. Cartridge.

Bryan Farrelly & Sons
"Kenlis" Cartridge.
Kells.

                                 Sketch courtesy of The United Kingdom Cartridge Club.

                                                Photography courtesy of Mark O' Brien
                                             

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William Truelock & Son. Dublin.

William Truelock & Son
Gunmakers
Dublin

The Dublin Guntrade

1839

                                 Trulock & Son trade label/card for the period 1832-1842.
                                    Photography courtesy of the late Geoffrey Boothroyd. 
As can be seen from the Directory entry for 1839 and trade label/card the spelling of Trulock
varied between Trulock & Truelock throughout this period.

           We are always interested in details relating to the Trulock family of gunmakers.

                           Please refer to our "older posts" relating to this company.
                                          
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Leitrim. 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 Leitrim

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 Leitrim between 1843-1846.

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

County Leitrim

LE 182	Flk Blunderbuss	Trulock
LE1140	Police carbine converted.	W&J Rigby
LE 1457/1458	Pair Flk Duelling Pistols. Cased. Mc Dermott label to lid.	Lanigan
LE 1559	Police Constabulary Carbine converted	W. Rigby?

Official House of Commons Returns 8th May 1846.

Total returns Qty 2681

W & J Rigby police constabulary converted carbine marked (LE 1140) on butt tang.

We are always interested in weapons registered in this county.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

Robert Tomlinson Gunmaker

Robert Tomlinson

Gunmaker

Dublin 

Robert Tomlinson Flintlock 
Overcoat/Travelling Pistols c.1795

Trading dates and Addresses for Robert Tomlinson.

1782-1783	11 Liffey Street
1784-1804  d.1805	123 Capel Street.

Robert Tomlinson gunmakers mark is a "R.T" within a rectangle.

Robert Tomlinson's final trades directory entry for 1804.

Clarke	Nicholas		35 Capel Street
Devereux	Michael		3 Blackall Row
Edwards	Thomas		190 Abbey Street
Fowler	Thomas		14 Capel Street
Gray	John		1 Bride Street
Haskey	Thomas		16 Upper Ormond Quay
Hutchinson	Michael		8 Dame Street
Mc Dermott	Farrell		2 Abbey Street
Meredith	Charles		16 Fishamble Street
Muley	Daniel		28 Parliament Street
Pattison	Thomas		1 Clarence Street. Nth Strand
Quinlan	Daniel		10 Werburgh Street
Rigby	John		19 Suffolk Street
Silk	John		195 Abbey Street
Tomlinson	Robert		123 Capel Street
Trulock	Thomas		23 Barrack Street

Robert Tomlinson originally listed by M.S. Dudley Westropp, MRIA. 

Journal Arms & Armour Society, 1957.

Vol.11. No 1.

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Hunters & Son. Cartridge.

Hunters & Son
Gunmakers
Belfast.

                            Sketch courtesy of The United Kingdom Cartridge Club.

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William Kavanagh Jnr, Dublin

   William Kavanagh Jnr..
11 Dame Street
Dublin

                                                                     Featured Pistol.

 An absolutely superb 120 bore pepperbox revolver by Wiilliam Kavanagh Jnr..

 Beautifully scroll engraved frame with 11 Dame Street, Dublin.

                                          Most original blue to trigger guard and frame.

Bar hammer with top sliding safety. Integral nipple shield. Two piece walnut grips.

Kavanagh trading dates and addresses 

Kavanagh,William.	c.1816-1821	6 Anderson Court.Greek St.
Kavanagh,William.	1822-1837	4 Upper Ormond Quay
Kavanagh, William.	1838	4 Upper Ormond Quay & 11 Dame Street
Kavanagh, William & Sons	1839	4 Upper Ormond Quay & 11 Dame Street
Kavanagh,William.	1840-1842	4 Upper Ormond Quay
Kavanagh, William jnr.	1840-1842	11 Dame Street
Kavanagh, William & James	1843-1849	4 Ormond Quay Lower
Kavanagh, William jnr	1843-1849	11 Dame Street
Kavanagh,James	1850-1852	4 Ormond Quay Lower
Kavanagh, Williiam jun.	1850-1852	12 Dame Street
Kavanagh, James	1853-1863	12 Dame Street
Kavanagh, William Jnr	1853-1863	12 Dame Street
Kavanagh,William&James	1864-1870	12 Dame Street
Kavanagh,William.	1871-1882	12 Dame Street
Kavanagh,William & Son	1883-1923	12 Dame Street

Please refer to our "older posts"  relating to the Kavanagh dynasty of gunmakers.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

Joseph Braddell & Son, Belfast.

Joseph Braddell & Son
Gun Manufacturers
Castle Place
Belfast

Joseph Braddell & Son trade label for 21 Castle Place.

Contained within an oak cartridge revolver case. c.1885

Joseph Braddell & Son traded at this location: 1868-1915

21 Castle Place.

Please refer to our "Older Posts"related to this company: 

                                                                              13/4/2016

                                                                               5/1/2016

                                                                             31/12/2015 

                                                                             12/12/2015,

                                                                             5/12/2015,

                                                                             22/10/2015

                                                                               1/9/2015

We are always pleased to receive information related to this period of Braddell's

history.

Dave Stroud ramrodantiques.co.uk

Dublin Guntrade 1838.

The Dublin Guntrade
1838

                                                   

Of the gunmakers listed in the 1838 trades directory, four were subtracting work from Wm & Jn Rigby and were in all probability ex-employees of the Rigby house.

John Acton, Edward McLaughlin, James Pattison and Thomas Quinlan are all noted in, D.H.L Backs  Great Irish Gunmakers, Messrs Rigby 1760-1869. published 1992, as Rigby's staff. Moreover, it would appear that the Rigby's expansion programme included using "outside" workers and their workshops. These workshops possibly being supplied or subsidised by the Rigby's.


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Kings County. (Offaly). Irish Registration Act of 1843

The Irish Registration Act of 1843

  Schedule B.,6&7 Vic.,Cap.74,Sec 3.

                                   Licence to Keep Arms.

                                     Kings County (Offaly)

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 Kings County between 1843-1846.

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

(2 K-S 1510) marked on the bottom rib of a duelling pistol by O'Neill. 

O'Neill duelling pistol c.1795

KINGS( Offaly)
1 KS-55	Brownbess. Dublin Castle.
5 KS 54	Flk Carbine.	W & J Rigby
2 KS 82	Flk Fowling Piece. Silver Mounted.	Rigby
5 KS 1--	Flk Light Dragoon Pistol	Dublin Castle
KS 128	Converted Holster Pistol C.1775. Brass Barrel. 20 Bore
3 KS 369	Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss. 14.1/2 barrel. 30" Overall	G Turner
2 KS 640	Flk Police 16 Bore Carbine. Kings Co Ballyboy No2.	Mc Knight
3 KS 659	Flk Blunderbuss. Brass Barrelled.	Trulock & Son
1 KS 715	Flk 4 Barrelled Pocket Pistol	D Egg
3 KS 889	Flk brass Barrelled Blunderbuss.	Egan
2 KS 915	Flk Blunderbuss..
1 KS 928	Flk Officers Pistol with Skeleton Shoulder Stock.	Egan
1KS 1010	Perc' Target Pistol. Manton Patent.	Manton
2 KS 1230	Blunderbuss	J.O'Brien
3 KS 1230	Perc' Pepperbox Revolver. 120 bore	Charles Jones
1KS 1309/2KS1309	Flk Duelling Pistols. 28 Bore. Cased. Bonhams 30/4/2014.	Wogdon & Barton
2 KS 1359	Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss.	Wilson
6 K-S 1507/ 7 K-S 1507	Flintlock Duellers.  No 6 & 7 on licence KS 1507	H.W. Mortimer
2 K-S 1510	Flk Dueller. Slotted for shoulder stock. Roller to frizzen.	O'Neill
KS 1724	Blunderbuss	Morton

Official House of Commons Returns 8th May 1846.

 Kings County were unique in the manner in which they registered their arms. 

The county prefix (KS) includes an additional number which indicates the number of weapons

on the licence being issued. If we look at the H.W.Mortimer pair of duelling pistols in the above list,these would in most other counties be consecutively numbered i.e., 1507/ 1508. However,
under the Kings County police interpretation of the legislation they are given the same licence number 1507 and each pistol  a number i.e., 6 & 7. Hence 6 K-S 1507 & 7 KS 1507.

In other counties/boroughs are found pairs of pistols with the same licence number for both
pistols. Just one of the many confusing issues arising with this law.

Our sincere thanks to the owner for photography and permission to publish.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

Richard Skelton. Gunsmith.

   Richard Skelton

Gunsmith

Monaghan

           Very unusual serrated edged hammers. "Skelton" to back action lockplates.

                                                        Double Gold Lined Breeches.

                                              "Monaghan" within sighting channel.

        Polished and engraved steel mounts. 
White metal forend bands.Very functional waisted ramrod stirrups.

Approximate trading dates and addresses:

Skelton, Richard

Monaghan

1824-1861

Back St / Market Square?

                                                          Crest to date not attributed.

                                                                  Monogram "J.H" ?

                         Richard Skelton originally listed by M.S. Dudley Westropp, MRIA. 

Journal Arms & Armour Society, 1957.

Vol.11. No 1.

                                                   Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

John Herbert. Gun Barrel Maker.

John Herbert
Gun Barrel Maker 

Dublin

1840

John Herbert was one of a number of gun barrel makers who traded within Dublin in the early part of the 19th century.  Refer to "older posts" related to; Samuel Cheetham , John Walsh & John Murphy.  Two of the larger gunmaking houses i.e., Wm & Jn Rigby and Trulock & Son were also producing their own barrels at this time.

Trading dates and addresses for John Herbert.

Herbert,John	Dublin	1818-1830	17 Phoenix Street
Herbert,John   1831-1839?  Herbert,John	Dublin	1840-1841	38 Montgomery Street
Herbert,John	Dublin	1847	5 Frederick Lane. South.

It is unclear why there appears a break in the trading dates for John Herbert? It just could be that John Herbert was employed by the Wm & Jn Rigby following their move to 24 Suffolk Street (1830)... when they proudly announce the inclusion of barrel making to their new manufactory?

In future blogs we will review some of the earlier 18th century gun barrel makers and the relevant proof marks found.

                                             
                                      John Herbert originally listed by M.S. Dudley Westropp, MRIA. 

Journal Arms & Armour Society, 1957.

Vol.11. No 1.

                                                   Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk