The Irish Registration Act of 1843
Schedule B.,6&7 Vic.,Cap.74,Sec 3.
Licence to Keep Arms.
County Roscommon
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 Roscommon between 1843-1846.
Listed are the county prefix, licence number, description of weapon/s and where possible the maker/retailer.
Cased pair of 54 bore travelling pistols by Kavanagh. c.1840
Three bented locks. 3.45" barrels with captive ramrods. Fish-tailed stocks with steel caps.
Weapons registered in County Roscommon.
Three bented locks. 3.45" barrels with captive ramrods. Fish-tailed stocks with steel caps.
Weapons registered in County Roscommon.
R 89/90
|
Pair
Duelling pistols.Saw Handled.
|
H.W.
Mortimer & Son
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R 339
|
Perc' 14
Bore Single Barrelled Fowler. No 6998.
|
W&J
Rigby
|
R 507
|
Flk O/U
Pocket Pistol.
|
|
R 615/617?
|
Pair
Converted Overcoat Pistols
|
Mc
Dermott
|
R 672
|
Percussion
Pistol
|
Jas
Calderwood
|
R 760
|
12 Bore
Flk S/B Shotgun
|
Griffin
& Tow
|
R 761
|
The
second of this pair destroyed by fire at Rockingham House 1958
|
Griffin
& Tow
|
R 764/765
|
Pair Flk
Duelling Pistols
|
Griffin
& Tow
|
R 979
|
30 Bore
Percussion D/B Travelling Pistol. Butt Trap.
|
W&J
Rigby
|
R 1240
|
Flk Brass
Barreled Blunderbuss
|
Trulock
|
R 1596/1597
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Pair Flk
Pistols
|
Brander
|
R 1786
|
Flk
Officers Pistol
|
Rigby
|
R1943
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Flk Brass
Barrelled Blunderbuss.
|
Brummett
|
R 2179/2180
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Cased
Pair of Percussion Travelling Pistols. Numbers under barrels.
|
Kavanagh
|
R 2345
|
Flk Brass
Barrelled Blunderbuss.
|
J
Richards
|
Interestingly with the above registration mark the dash has been improvised with a No.1 stamp which has been turned 90 degrees. The dash was not obligatory and on many registration marks is lacking.
Thanks to the owner for details,photography and permission to publish.
Official House of Commons Returns 8th May 1846.
We are always pleased to know of other Roscommon registered weapons.
Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk
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