Monday 1 January 2024

Westport Mail. 1831.

 Westport Mail

Between

Castlebar, Sligo and Westport.

1831

 

                                                  Mayo Constitution 24th October 1831                                                                                                   Courtesy British Newspaper Archive

The protection of the mail, passengers and their belongings was a priority for these coaching companies and the gunmakers of Ireland supplied a variety of coaching pistols and carbines in order that this facilicity was met. By this date, 1831, the blunderbuss had been superseded by the double barrelled carbine.

David Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

 

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