County Longford. Irish Registration Act 1843.

The Irish Registration Act of 1843

  Schedule B.,6&7 Vic.,Cap.74,Sec 3.

Licence to Keep Arms.

                                        

                                   County Longford

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 Longford between 1843-1846.

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

Wilson converted Irish Overcoat Pistol.

County Longford Registrations:

LD 74	Perc' Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss	Colgan
LD 274	Flk Blunderbuss.	Ketland & Co
LD 427	Converted 14 Bore Overcoat Pistol	Wilson
LD 681	Perc' Pocket Pistol. "L" is very worn could be "K"-D 681	W. Cole
LD 756	Flk Boxlock Pkt Pistol. Brass Barrel.	Wm Abnett
LD 1578	Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss. Dated 1762	Galton

Wilson Overcoat Pistol registered both on the stock and under the barrel

LD 427.

Our thanks to the owner for details and photography.

Official House of Commons Returns 8th May 1846.

                                                                     Total returns Qty 2939

We are always interested in weapons registered in this county.

Dave Stroud. R.A.