Monday 20 June 2016

County Meath. Irish Registration Act 1843.

The Irish Registration Act of 1843

  Schedule B.,6&7 Vic.,Cap.74,Sec 3.

Licence to Keep Arms.

                                        

                                          County Meath

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 Meath between 1843-1846.

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



A Six Shot Pepperbox Revolver Barrel Cluster Marked (ME 3158). 



County Meath Registered Weapons.


ME 56/57
Pair of Rifled Holster Pistols
Francis Lord
ME 62
Flk Dueller. Marked on stock. Barrels refinished faint remnant.
Wogdon
ME 64/65
Flk Holster Pistols.25 Bore.
J Finch
ME 306
Flk Greatcoat Pistol
Forsyth & Co
ME 834
Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss.
Archer
ME 1130/1131
Pair Greatcoat Pistols

ME 1428
26 bore Holster Pistol. Brass Barrel.
Ketland.
ME 1811
Perc' Turnover 2 Shot Pistol.
Kavanagh
ME 1880
Converted Pistol Flk to Perc'
Wallars
ME 1920
Perc' Pocket Pistol. Magazine Stock. Sidehammer See Below.
W&J Rigby
ME 1921
Percussion Pocket Pistol
W&J Rigby
ME 2018
Flk Brownbess. 41" Barrel.

ME 2019
Flk Sporting Gun. 8 Bore 36" Barrel.
Ryan
ME 2022
Flk Dragoon Type Pistol.
Ketland & Co
ME 2140
Flk Holster Pistol . Brass Mounts.
Morton
ME 2692
Perc' Pistol. Magazine Butt. Captive Ramrod.3 bents
Lanigan
ME2878
Blunderbuss
Thomas
ME 3158
Percussion 6 Shot Pepperbox Revolver. 120 bore.
Kavanagh
ME3352

Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss.Andw Keary. Coaching Agent? AAA 2014


ME 3359
Scottish All Steel Flk Pistol. Rams Horn Butt.Acorn Trigger.Belt Hk

ME 3367
Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss.
J Gray
ME 4063/4064
Pair Flk Light Dragoon Pistols
stolen
ME 4132
Flk Travelling Pistol. 16 bore. Broken Cock. Victoria Museum.
Kennan ?
ME 5210
Flk Brass barrelled Blunderbuss.
G. Ryan
ME 5364
Flk Pistol. Brass Barrel
Ransford
ME 5503
Flk Steel barrelled Blunderbuss.



Throughout this survey it has been noticeable just how few pepperbox revolvers were actually registered under the Act between 1843-1846. Although they were popular in the America prior to these dates the Rigby's first mention of a 6 shot revolver occurred in 1843*

       *Great British Gunmakers Messrs Rigby 1760-1869 by D.H.L Back..

(page 97. serial no. 9029)

Official House of Commons Returns 8th May 1846.




Total returns listed. Qty 4772






Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

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