Waterford Borough. Irish Registration Act 1843.

The Irish Registration Act of 1843

  Schedule B.,6&7 Vic.,Cap.74,Sec 3.

Licence to Keep Arms.

                                        

                                   Waterford Borough

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 Waterford Borough between 1843-1846.

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

Weapons found registered in Waterford Borough.

WB 83/84	Pair Flk 22 Bore Silver mounted Pistols. Assay 1777.	Wilkes
WB 135/136	Pair All Steel Boxlock Pkt Pistols.100 bore. Cased.	W&J Rigby
WB 164-166	Flk 16 Bore Police/Customs/Post Office	W & J Rigby
WB 215/216	Pair Flk. Duelling Pistols 50 Bore.	Durs Egg
WB 219	Pair Converted Overcoat Pistols. Poss 218/220 or both WB 219?	H.W Mortimer
WB 369/370	Flk Duelling Pistols. Cased.
WB 445	Flk Blunderbuss. Brass barrel + bayonet	Ketland

For the Official House of Commons returns please refer to our blog of 7/8/2016  

We are always interested in weapons registered in this Borough.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk