Strabane Gunsmith 1871.

 

Strabane

County Tyrone

Gunsmith.

                          John Boyd, gunsmith was listed in the Derry Almanac of 1871. 

                                     Information courtesy of the Derry Central Library.

                                                 Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

Air Guns. Dublin

Air Guns 

Dublin

Report as published in the Connaught Journal dated December 1824.

Two of the most prolific Dublin gunmaking houses alluded to in the above article were William Trulock & Son and William Holland. They both advertised the fact that air guns/canes were readily available from their outlets in Dublin.

        William Holland detailed as an air cane manufacturer at 3 Upper Abbey Street. Dublin.

                      We are always interested in material related to the gunmakers of Ireland.

                                                  Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

McDermott's Trade Card/Label.

Farrell Mc Dermott's

Gunmaker

Dublin

                      Trade Card/Label for the period 1797-1810 while at No2 Abbey Street.

                           Photography courtesy of Hermann Historica GmbH, Munich.
                                            https://www.hermann-historica.de/en
                                              Special thanks to Michael Stormer.
             This blog should be read in conjuction with our "older post" dated 11/2/2016.

We are always interested in original early gunmakers trade cards/labels especially those of Irish provenance.

                                              Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

Robert Neill Gunmaker.

Robert Neill

Gunmaker

Drogheda

       The above entry supplied by William Lennox New Commercial Directory of 1840.

                           Information courtesy of Londonderry Central Library

Robert Neill also listed at:  West Street, North Strand, Drogheda 1846/1856 in both these instances from Slaters Directories.

        Although being listed in the 1856 directory Robert Neill had in fact died in 1854.


  We are always pleased to recieve any information related to the early gunmakers of Ireland.

                                           Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

S & R Trulock 32 Bore Rifle.

 

S & R Trulock

Gunmakers

Dublin

32 Bore Percussion Rifle,  20" Octagonal Barrelled. Sighted for 50,100 & 150 yards.

Photography courtesy of Australian Arms Auctions 

 ttps://www.australianarmsauctions.com/on-line-catalogue-6/

Samuel and Richard Trulock were later joined by their younger brother William and went on to trade as Trulock Brothers (Bros)..

Refer to The British Shotgun Volume 1. 1850-1870 by I.M Crudgington and D.J. Baker.

pages. 73,74,78,79,80 165, 166 & 198 for details on shotgun patents issued to Trulock Brothers.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk