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