Wednesday, 20 July 2016

County Tipperary North. Irish Registration Act 1843.

The Irish Registration Act of 1843

  Schedule B.,6&7 Vic.,Cap.74,Sec 3.

Licence to Keep Arms.

                                        

                                          County Tipperary, North.

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 Tipperary, North  between 1843-1846.

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


Wm & Jn Rigby 40 Bore Magazine Stock Overcoat/Travelling Pistol.
Registered in North Tipperary. (NT 2962)

Weapons found registered in County Tipperary, North. (NT)


NT 121
Percussion Boxlock Pistol.
Fenton
NT 389/390
Pair Cased Flk Duellers
Wogdon
NT 1161
Perc' Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss

NT 1206
Percussion 4 Barrelled Pistol
W&J Rigby
NT 1301
Flk Pistol with Spring Bayonet..5.5" Brass barrel.
Goodwin & Co
NT 2369
Flk 28" Musket/ Carbine
Dublin Castle
NT 2633/2634
Pair of silver mtd pistols.Plus shoulder stock cased. Ex Keith Neal
Robert Wogdon
NT 2962
Percussion Travelling Pistol. Butt Trap
Wm & Jn Rigby
NT 3373
Flk Travelling Pistol.
Richard Wood & Co

Rigby "Fingerprint" etched 2.25" barrel with Dublin, NT 2962.

Our appreciation to the owner for photography and permission to publish.

Official House of Commons Returns 8th May 1846.
North





Total returns for North Riding. Qty 3382

We are always interested in weapons registered in County Tipperary.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

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