County Wicklow. Irish Registration Act 1843.

The Irish Registration Act of 1843

  Schedule B.,6&7 Vic.,Cap.74,Sec 3.

Licence to Keep Arms.

                                        

                                          County Wicklow

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 Wicklow between 1843-1846.

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

A cased pair of 22 bore duelling pistols by Whitney. Registered in County Wicklow
WI 2623.

Weapons found registered in County Wicklow.

WI 167	Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss	Clarke
WI 167	Flk Brass barrelled Blunderbuss	Clarke
WI 167	Brownbess.India Pattern.
WI 233	Flk Holster Pistol.	Fowler
WI 258	Flk Brass Barreled Blunderbuss. Barrel Mark JS/IS
WI 470	4 Barrelled Duckfoot Pistol	Goodwin
WI 494	Percussion Musket/Fusil. .65 cal	W & J Rigby
WI 572	Flk Brass barrelled Pistol. Ashford & Wicklow Post Rider.	Goggin
WI 779	Paget Cavalry Carbine. Kings Light Dragoons
WI 832	Flk Pistol. Concealed Trigger.	H Nock
WI 894	Flk Pocket Pistol.	Joyner
WI 897	Percussion Travelling Pistol	Byrne
WI 919	Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss.	Heylin
WI 928	Flk Holster/Duelling Pistol	Clarke
WI 928	Flk Volunteers Carbine
WI 936	Converted Pair Duelling Pistols.Ser No. 6135 (1816) secret rifling	J.Manton & Son
WI 952	Flk Brass barrelled Pistol. Ashford & Wicklow Post Rider.	Goggin
WI 1049	Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss.	Pattison
WI 1090	Cased pair Perc' Duellers. Capt Pakenham	Tatham & Egg
WI 1093	Perc'Turnover Pistol	Rigby
WI 1093	Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss
WI 1228	Flk. Cased Pair of Duelling Pistols.	Samuel Nock
WI 1269	Perc' Cased Travelling Pistols	Dempsey
WI 1313	Pair Percussion Target Pistols.	M&R Anglin
WI 1314	Flk Light Dragoon Pistol
WI 1745	Perc' Pistol. Butt Magazine. Captive Ramrod	W & J Rigby
WI 2180	Flk India Pattern Brownbess.
WI 2411	Pair Flk Duelling Pistols.Saw Grips. French Cocks Oct Barrels	George Turner
WI 2623	Cased Pair.22 bore Duelling Pistols. Barrels/Stocks Stamped.	Whitney
WI 2652	Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss.	Rigby
WI 2658	Flk D/B Fowling Piece.	T. Fowler+I836

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


Official House of Commons Returns 8th May 1846.

County Wicklow.

Total returns Qty 6716

We are always interested in weapons registered in the county.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk