County Roscommon. Irish Registration Act 1843.

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.

R 89/90	Pair Duelling pistols.Saw Handled.	H.W. Mortimer & Son
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	Pair Flk Pistols	Brander
R 1786	Flk Officers Pistol	Rigby
R1943	Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss.	Brummett
R 2179/2180	Cased Pair of Percussion Travelling Pistols. Numbers under barrels.	Kavanagh
R 2345	Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss.	J Richards

Roscommon registration numbers located under the barrels (R-2179/2180)

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.

Returns listed Qty 2464 

We are always pleased to know of other Roscommon registered weapons.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk