Saturday 21 May 2016

County Londonderry. Irish Registration Act 1843.

The Irish Registration Act of 1843

  Schedule B.,6&7 Vic.,Cap.74,Sec 3.

Licence to Keep Arms.

                                        

                                   County Londonderry

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 Londonderry between 1843-1846.

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


The barrel from a travelling pistol by William Pattison of Newtown Limavady.
The "WC" believed to be the barrel makers mark for William Cole, Belfast.


County Londonderry Registrations:


LY 112
Converted Travelling Pistol. Drum & Nipple. 5" Oct Barrel.
Wisdom
LY 292
Flk Brass Barrelled Officers Pistol
J.Shore
LY 464
Flk Carbine. Spring Bayonet.
Rigby
LY 539
Flk D/B Cannon Barrelled Pistol
Henri Petitjean
LY 730
Flk Land Pattern Brownbess. 42" Barrel. Dated 1746.
Watkin
LY 731
Flk Dragoon Pistol

LY 949
Flk Police Carbine. With Bayonet. 56cm Barrel.
Rigby
LY 1150
Flk Travelling Pistol.10 Bore. 4.25" Barrel.
Swift
LY 1160
30 bore converted Travelling Pistol
Pattison

LY 1594/1595
Pair Queen Anne Flk Side Action B/lock Pistols
Harris

LY 2526
Flk Blunderbuss
Ketland & Co
LY 2538
Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss 
Timothy Hughes
LY 2606
Percussion travelling Pistol.
J.Childs
LY 2633
Overcoat Pistol.
Pattison
LY 2634
Flk Travelling Pistol.
Pattison
LY 2707
Flk Travelling Pistol.28 bore.
Wm Pattison
LY 3002
Flk New Land Pattern Brownbess. No 25

LY 3837
Flk Blunderbuss.
Pattison

LY 3988/3989
Pair Percussion Holster Pistols.
Bass

LY 4096
Flk S/B Shotgun. Fully Stocked.
Archer
LY 4330
Flk Holster Pistol. Converted to Drum and Nipple
Ketland
LY 4550
Flk Holster Pistol. Paktong Furniture.
Ketland
LY 4486
16 bore Brownbess
T Ketland
LY 5082
Converted India Pattern Brownbess. Bovagh Yeomanry

LY 5173
Flk Brownbess.

LY 5960
Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss.
Ketland & Co
LY 6132
Converted Long Barrelled Sporting Gun, C.1750-75
Mc Quoid
LY 6331
Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss.
Ransford
LY 6332
Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss.
Ransford
LY 7010
Flk Sporting Gun. Circa 14 Bore.
Thomas Fowler
LY 7771
Flk India Pattern Brownbess. "Kilrea Yeomanry"

LY 8120
Flk Land Pattern Brownbess..

LY 8546
Pair Flk Holster Pistols
Archer
LY 8788
Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss. Lock not associated.

LY 8867
India Pattern Brownbess.

LY 9289
Flk Carbine 22" Brass. Brass Mounts. .65 cal.
W&J Rigby
LY 9290
Flk Carbine 22" Brass. Brass Mounts. .65 cal.
W&J Rigby

LY 9291/9292
Pair Flk Officers Pistols. Fully Stocked.
W&J Rigby

LY 9302
Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss. Under Bayonet.
Moore?
LY 9650
Flk Heavy Dragoon Pistol

LY 9671
Flk Dragoon Pistol


LY 9789/9790
Pair Flk Pistols
Ransford

LY 10127
Flk 16 Bore Travelling Pistol.
William Pattison



William Pattison Travelling Pistol. Registered L-Y 10127

Please refer to our earlier blogs related to this gunmaker dated: 14/5/2016 & 6/3/2016

Official House of Commons Returns 8th May 1846.




Total returns Qty. 8625



We are always interested in any weapons registered in County Londonderry.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk 

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