William Pattison
Gunmaker
Newtown Limavady & Sydney
Australia
Courtesy of National Library of Australia. (Trove).
Please refer to our older posts dated 6/3/2016, 10/11/2016, 3/7/2018 & 12/9/2024.
Eliza Pattison (Wife) was acquitted of all charges relating to receiving stolen goods in 1839. They were divorced circa 1850.
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AA & ME
Birmingham Arms Fair
15th September 2024
Thank you to all those who visited our stand No.56 at this exhibition.
Always enjoyable and good to catch-up with collectors, enthusiasts and dealers.
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William Pattison
Gunmaker
Sydney. 1832
Ex. Newtown Limavady
Ireland
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Please refer to our older posts dated 6/3/2016, 10/11/2016 & 3/7/2018.
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Sangfroid
in
Dublin
Dr. Codd gives a very good instance of coolness and presence
of mind under adverse circumstances.
Being near Steven’s Hospital in Dublin early one summer’s morning he noticed some carriages containing gentlemen proceeding in the direction of Phoenix Park.
He tells us how “impelled by curiosity" he followed, until they halted near to the Under Secretary’s Lodge. He then observed two gentlemen, armed with pistols, placed opposite each other, at a short distance, and that one of them faced the dazzling sun (his second having evidently lost the toss for choice of position). The man thus exposed to such a dangerous impediment of vision, wheeled round, and with perfect sangfriod transferred the pistol to his left hand, with which he fired and hit his adversary. Such presence of mind made a strong impression upon Dr. Codd.
(Courtesy of Duelling Days in the Army by William Douglas)
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Use of too little gunpowder.
and “The Kerry Safeguard”
Dr. Cobb notes a case where a Mr Browne owed his life to the smallness of the charge of powder used. “ A duel between Captain Nolan and Mr. Browne” says the doctor, "afforded me an opportunity of witnessing a memorable instance of the numerous cases on record where lives were saved by the stoppage of the pistol-balls that hit vital regions.
The aforementioned gentlemen quarrelled about land in County Roscommon. The meeting took place near Phibsborough in one of the so called Bishop’s Fields, into which Captain Nolan was carried, as he was feeble through a chronic rheumatism. I
( Dr.Cobb) attended him professionally, and they fought at twelve yards distance.
After one harmless round, the Captain (notorious for his certain hitting in many previous combats), objected to the small charge of powder in the pistols, remarking that they were mere squibs, and that although he would hit Mr Browne in the next round, the ball would not do much harm.
Accordingly, he did hit him but the ball after passing along his forearm, was stopped in the coat-sleeves of his elbow, which he had been firmly pressed to his hip-bone in order to steady his hand, a position known as the “Kerry safeguard”.
Had the charge held another pinch of powder the ball would have inevitably entered Mr. Brownes liver."
No date.
(Courtesy of Duelling Days in the Army by William Douglas.)
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