Sunday 15 May 2016

1843 Registration Act: Limerick Borough.

The Irish Registration Act of 1843

  Schedule B.,6&7 Vic.,Cap.74,Sec 3.

Licence to Keep Arms.

                                        

                                     Limerick Borough. 

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 Limerick Borough between 
1843-1846.

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

                         Limerick Borough Registrations:

LB 50
Flk Duelling Pistol
     Cox
 LB 379
50 bore Percussion Pistol
     Boyd
 LB 402
Flk Blunderbuss. Spring Bayonet.
     Ashmore & Bird
 LB 665

Flk 18 Bore Overcoat/Travelling Pistol
     W Hole


Official House of Commons Returns 8th May 1846.



                                       Total returns for Limerick Borough/City.  Qty 704





             Very faintly to the left of the crossbolt flange can be seen the registration LB 50.
               This registration taken from a duelling pistol by William Cox of Waterford. 
                             Please refer to our earlier blog dated, (30/12/2015)
                 
       We are always interested in weapons registered in this borough.

                                             Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

No comments:

Post a Comment