Friday 27 May 2016

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.

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