Tuesday 27 September 2016

1843 Registration Act. Rifles.




The Irish Registration Act of 1843

  Schedule B.,6&7 Vic.,Cap.74,Sec 3.

Licence to Keep Arms.

                                        

 Survey
1843-1846
Rifles

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 rifles found registered  between 1843-1846.

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


CL 1871     Baker Rifle
EC 2057     28 Bore Miquelet Rifle
DC 1343     Percussion Rifle
G 2793     Flintlock. Overall 55" Brass Mounts.
KE 951     Percussion Rifle 18 Bore. Bailey Pattern. Castle St, Tralee.
TY 516       Kentucky Rifle. Maple Stock. Patchbox. Converted from     Flintlock.



As can be determined by the low count of rifles found within this survey they were indeed a rare commodity in Ireland during the mid 19th century.

We are always interested in receiving information related to rifles registered under this Act.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk   



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