Hunter & Sons, Belfast

Hunter & Sons
Gun & Fishing Tackle
Manufacturers
62 Royal Avenue
Belfast

                                                  Hunter & Son trade label.
                                               Photography courtesy Mark O'Brien.

The Hunter name has been associated with the Belfast guntrade since c.1877. In 1914 both Adam and William Hunter (Hunter & Son) appealed against the seizure of a consignment of arms imported from England and sued for damages. They argued that the Proclamation could not be applied to isolated parts of the Kingdom. See the attached Links.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~econnolly/twextracts/tw19140300.html

http://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/articles/ban-imposed-on-arms-imports-to-ireland

Hunter Gunmakers Belfast.

Hunter,Adam         Belfast Antrim 1877 117 Mc Clure Street.
Hunter,Adam         Belfast Antrim 1880 Castle Arcade Building
Hunter. William Belfast Antrim 1887 58 Royal Ave
Hunter & Madill Belfast Antrim 1890 61 Royal Ave
Hunter & Sons Belfast Antrim 1894-1951 62 Royal Avenue

Our thanks for the above links.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk