George Alley Gunmaker

George Alley

Gunmaker

Dublin

1784-1792

Stepped Lockplate engraved Geo Alley with a ramped frizzen spring.  c. 1790

Fully Stocked. Two Slide Bolts ( No escutcheons). Slab Sided Grip.(Ala Wogdon) 

and Set trigger.

"G.A" within rectangle between 

double stamped crowned "P" Proof.

Reverse side: Two retaining screws.

Classic bowed silver trigger-guard, acorn finial and ramrod pipes

but alas no hallmarks.

Internal lock. Polished steel.

Elliptical  Touch-hole. (bore light in barrel)

"Sickle" motif in front of the trigger-guard pillar?

Trading Dates.

George Alley, Dublin trading addresses:

  1784-1785            9 Clarendon Street

  1786-1789         17 Great Ship Street

   1790- d.1792      28 Parliament Street

1792 Dublin Trade Directory

Alley	George		28 Parliament st
Blackwell	Catherine		2 Gt Ship St
Clarke	Nicholas		43 Capel st
Devine	Thomas		194 Abbey St
Dixon	Thomas		44 upp Kevin St
Eames	James		57 S.King St
Edwards	William		1 Palace St
Gray	John		21 Lower Exchange St
Hutchinson	Michael		8 Dame st
Marshal	Thomas		4 Barrack St
Morton	William		28 Castle st
Muley	Daniel		44 Gt Ship St
Powell	Benjamin		159 Abbey St
Rigby	John		19 Suffolk st
Tomlinson	Robert		123 Capel St
Truelock	Thomas		26 Barrack St
Truelock	Thomas		22 Suffolk St
Wallace	Samuel		22 Eustace St

      George Alley originally listed by M.S. Dudley Westropp, MRIA. 

Journal Arms & Armour Society, 1957.

Vol.11. No 1.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

This pistol part of a private collection

We thank the owner for data and photography.