Wednesday 8 June 2016

County Mayo. Irish Registration Act 1843.

The Irish Registration Act of 1843

  Schedule B.,6&7 Vic.,Cap.74,Sec 3.

Licence to Keep Arms.

                                        

                                          County Mayo

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 Mayo between 1843-1846.

Listed are the county prefix, licence number, description of weapon/s and where possible the maker/retailer.
Skelton back action lock percussion pocket/overcoat pistol with captive ramrod.

MA 217
Perc' Fowler. Oct Barrel 43.5" 10 Bore.
Calderwood
MA 431
Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss.
W. Bond
MA 951
Pair Boxlock Pocket Pistols

MA 506
Flk B/Lock Brass Barrel Boarding Pistol. Folding Bay. Side Ramrod.

MA 867
Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss.

MA 1005
Flk Swedish 10 Bore Doglock Musket. W&W sale 257 lot 914.

MA 1130
Converted Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss.
Silk
MA 1166
Pair Flk Duelling Pistols
Rigby
MA 140-?
Flk. Rifle
Wheeler
MA 1586
Flk 4 Bore Fowling Piece
W Ketland & Co
MA 1588
Flk 4 Bore Fowling Piece
Fowler
MA 1605
New Land Pistol
Calderwood
MA 1634
Flk Tap Action Pistol
Richards
MA 2108
Perc' Pocket/Overcoat Pistol.
Skelton

Skelton of Omagh octagonal barrelled pistol registered in Co: Mayo. (MA 2108)  


We are always interested in guns/pistols manufactured by this gunmaker.
The connection, if any, between Richard Skelton of Monaghan and Skelton of Omagh has yet to be clarified.

Skelton of Omagh listed by Richard J. Garrett in
Irish Gunmakers, Published Hong Kong, 2008.



This title available from ramrodantiques.co.uk

Official House of Commons Returns 8th May 1846.





Total Returns Listed Qty 2368

Please refer to our "older posts", 20/4/2016 for details related to Richard Skelton.


Dave Stroud.ramrodantiques.co.uk


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