Sunday, 31 July 2022

Image from The Dead Shot by Marksman 1866.

 

                                                                The Loading Position

              Image taken from: "The Dead Shot or Sportsman's Complete Guide: Being a Treatise on The Use Of The Gun".

                                                                                      Published 1866 

                                                                                    Authors Library.

                             We are always interested in antiquarian books on shooting, fieldsports and gunnery.

                                                                     David Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

Saturday, 30 July 2022

County Clare. (Update). Licence to Keep Arms (1843).

 

 Arms (Ireland) Act (1843)

 County 

 Clare.

 

CL 28

Flk Brass barrelled Blunderbuss.

 

 

 

Mrs Mills

CL 318/319

Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss Pistols with Under Bayonet.

Nicholson

CL 718

Flk Officers Pistol. C 1810. W&W auction 19/03/2013.

CL 897

Flk Overcoat Pistol. French Cocks

 

 

 

Turner

CL 1052

Flk E.I.C. Brownbess

 

 

 

Henshaw

CL 1131/1132

Flk Duelling Pistols

 

 

 

Staples

CL 1198

Perc'All Steel Pocket Pistol

 

 

 

W&J Rigby

CL 1444

Flk Overcoat Pistol.

 

 

 

Wogdon

CL 1663

12 bore Percussion Holster Pistol. Conversion.

 

Carter

CL 1871

Baker Rifle

 

 

 

 

CL2090/2091

Pair Flk Duelling Pistols

 

 

 

T. Fowler

CL 2094/2095

Perc' Side Hammer Pocket Pistols. In the Irish Style.

Boyd

CL 2660

Flk Carbine

 

 

 

W&J Rigby

CL 3283

Perc' 28 bore Travelling Pistol.

 

 

 

 

 Qty 18 Weapons.

                  Please refer to our older post dated 14/1/2016. Qty 13.

                    Qty: 2316 Guns, 1019 Pistols & 123 Blunderbusses.

                      Official Returns show 3458 weapons registered.  

                                David Stroud ramrodantiques.co.uk

Friday, 29 July 2022

County Cavan ( Update) Licence to Keep Arms (1843)

 

Arms (Ireland) Act (1843)

COUNTY

CAVAN

       

CN 264

  Flk Blunderbuss Pistol

 

 

 

 

CN 1437

  Flk Fully stocked pistol. C.1780

 

 

 

 

CN 2013

  Wilkinson Patent S/B 10 Bore     Shotgun.

 

 

 

Wilkinson

CN 2211

  Flk Holster Pistol.

 

 

 

D.Egg

CN 2729

  Flk Light Dragoon Pistol

 

 

 

Dublin Castle

CN 3235

  Percussion D/B/ Pistol

 

 

 

Irwin

CN 4346

  Flk converted to cap lock. D/B Shotgun

 

 

 

Jos Manton

CN 4556

  Pair Perc' Travelling Pistols. Magazine   Hinged Stock.

 

 

 

W & J Rigby

CN 5038

  Perc' Fish Tailed Stock Pistol. Steel Straps to Stock ( Unusual)

Andrews

CN 5249

 Flk Blunderbuss.

 

 

 

Mc Daniel

CN 6249

 Perc' Round Frame Pkt Pistol. Nipple Retainer.

 

Calderwood

CN 6154

 Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss.

 

 

 

 

CN 7033/7034

 Cased Percussion Travelling Pistols

 

 

 

Trulock & Son

CN 8620

 Cased 32 bore perc' pistol.saw   handled.s/trig.o/u.No 9585

W&J Rigby. 1846

    

Qty 16 Weapons. Including 1 Pair of Pistols with identical numbers.

Please refer to our older post dated 2/1/2016. Qty 13. 

NB: Official return shows 7599 weapons were registered. 

Qty 5542 Guns, 1870 Pistols, 178 Blunderbusses & 9 Cannons.

NB: CN 8620 was one of many later additions which missed the official count. 

                              David Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk