Saturday 2 July 2016

Queens County (Laois). Irish Registration Act 1843

The Irish Registration Act of 1843

  Schedule B.,6&7 Vic.,Cap.74,Sec 3.

Licence to Keep Arms.

                                        

                                Queens County ( Laois)

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 Queens County ( Laois) between 1843-1846.

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

Three Barrelled All Steel Percussion Turret Pistol by Wm & Jn Rigby. c.1829.
Registered in Queens County. Q 396.  

Weapons registered in Queens County ( Laois).


Q 396
Perc' All Steel 3 Barrelled Turret Pocket Pistol.
Wm & Jn Rigby
Q472
Perc' B/A Pistol. 6" Oct'Barrel. German Silver Mounts.
Tate
Q 1943/1944
Pair Flk Duellers 
Clarke
Q 2376
Flk Duelling Pistol.
Thomas Fowler
Q 2977
Flk Steel Barrelled Blunderbuss
Trulock & Son
Q 3083
Flk Constabulary Carbine
W&J Rigby
Q3573
Pair Flk D/B Holster Pistols
Lewis Alley
Q 4565
Flk Blunderbuss
Staples


                                   Barrels numbered 1, 2 & 3 for ease of location and also 
                                             showing Queens County registration Q 396.
                                                 NB: Percussion cap retaining spring.
                       
                       Our appreciation to the owner for photography and permission to publish.

                                                  Official House of Commons Returns 8th May 1846.




                                                                           Total returns for this county 4090                               
                                  We are always interested in weapons registered in this county.

                                                   Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

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