Irish Metal Industries Ltd. Galway.

Eley Grand Prix Cartridge
Irish Metal Industries
Galway.

                              Photography courtesy of Country Sports, Newtownards.

              We are always interested in material related to Irish cartridge manufacture/retail.

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Gartnetts & Keegan's

Garnetts & Keegan's
Limited
Dublin

        Advertisement courtesy of "Irish Fieldsports and Angling Handbook" Appletree Press.               1984. Compiled by Albert Titterington, B.Sc., M.B.A..
                           
                            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRLhLQG6o-U
                             Garnett and Keegan's went into liquidation in 1989.

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

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1856 Dublin Trades Directory

1856 

Dublin Trades Directory.

We are always pleased to receive information related to any of the above gunmakers/gunpowder merchants.

                                           Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

Londonderry. Gunsmiths.

Londonderry
Gunsmiths
1824

                                                 The 1824 Pigot's Directory of Ireland 

                                   Material courtesy of The Granary Library, Limerick.

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

                                                 Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

W&J Rigby converted Kuchenreuter pistols.

Wm & Jn Rigby
converted
Johan Andre Kuchenreuter
pistols.

 

18th century German pistols by Kuchenreuter converted c.1830 and later cased by W&J Rigby 

   Cased with later accoutrements. Other features to this pair. Set Triggers and Rear Leaf Sights              

Blued and silver inlaid round tapered fine rifled barrels with flat top sighting rib. Classic Rigby reversed "C" hammers c.1830  

Internal lock work. 

The Kuchenreuter family of gunmakers were noted by Stockel no less than nineteen times (1). Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries this gunmaking dynasty were renown for their high quality barrel making,rifling and accuracy.

Photography and permission to publish courtesy of John Such.

References:

 (1). The Handgun by Geoffrey Boothroyd, Cassel 1970.

We are always interested in material related to Irish gunmakers.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

"Kilmore" Cartridge Box. Belfast.

D.E & L. Greenaway.
Belfast.
"Kilmore"

                                       Photography courtesy of Country Sports, Newtownards.

    We are always interested in information related to cartridge manufacture/retail within Ireland.

                                                         Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

Henry Dowling, Gunmaker Dublin.

Henry Dowling

Gunmaker

Dublin.

             Henry Dowling, Gun & Pistol Manufacturer, 78 Dame Street, Dublin. 1838-1844.

    Known trading dates and addresses:

Dowling	1840	Fownes's Street
Dowling, Henry	1838-1844	78 Dame Street
Dowling,Henry	1845-1848	66 Dame Street
Dowling,Henry	1849/75	67 Dame Street

    We are always pleased to know of and we buy original early Irish gunmakers trade cards/labels.

        A pair of cased travelling pistols by Henry Dowling can be viewed at www.HorstHeld.com

                Our sincere thanks to Horst Held at http://www.horstheld.com/0-Dowling.html
                                           
                  Please refer to our "older post" dated 17/10/2015 with regard to this gunmaker                                                    
                                              Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk