The Irish Registration Act of 1843
Schedule B.,6&7 Vic.,Cap.74,Sec 3.
Licence to Keep Arms.
Dublin City
The following entries have been collected over a number years by myself, fellow collectors and dealers. In total over 1100 registrations from the 40 areas have been collated which is a very small sample of the 300.000 weapons the authorities had calculated were in circulation in private hands
at this time.
The list below gives all those weapons found registered in Dublin City between 1843-1846.
Listed are the county prefix, licence number, description of weapon/s and where possible the maker/retailer.
One of a pair of cased travelling pistols by John Walsh registered (DC 6661) the other pistol
(DC 6662)
Of interest in this batch of 131 registrations are the quantities of weapons produced by the indigenous gunmakers of Dublin. The most prominent being viz: The Rigbys (all variants) 19 items, McDermotts, 9 items, Kavanaghs (all variants) 5 items. George Turner and Thomas Fowler both with 4 items.
These figures indicating that over 40% of the above survey were produced by five gunmakers or their dynasties based in Dublin.
As an overview of this survey of the 131 items listed nearly 80% of the items are Irish manufacture or retailed and just over 20% produced by English or Foreign gunmakers.
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McDermott duellers registered DC 2435 & DC2436
Photography courtesy of Jon Stroud Media.
We are always interested in any weapons registered in Dublin City.
Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk
DC 146
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Brass
Barrelled Blunderbuss. Spring Bayonet top
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I. Terry/Teray
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DC 181
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40 bore
perc' rifled travelling pistol
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Kavanagh
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DC 182/183
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Flk 20
Bore. Duellers. 9.1/2" Circa 1790.
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Rigby
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DC 194-DC203
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Flk Pair of Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss Pistols. Over
Bayonets.
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P.Teray
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DC 271 |
Percussion
Boxlock Pistol
|
W.Hall
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DC 346/347
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Pair Flk
Saw Handled Duelling Pistols
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Turner
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DC 631
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Flk Steel
Barrelled Blunderbuss..
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Thomas
Fowler
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DC 637
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Flk Steel
Barrelled Blunderbuss. Throathole Cock.
|
Fowler
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DC 717
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Flk
Sporting Gun.14 Bore.
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T&J
Gillet
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DC 830
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Flk
Manstopper
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Piper
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DC 838
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Flk
Duelling Pistols
|
Dawes
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DC 843
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Perc' D/B
16 Bore Shotgun. Butt safety.
|
Kavanagh
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DC 853
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Perc' D/B
16 Bore.
|
Kavanagh
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DC 936/937
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Pair
Brass Framed Percussion Pistols
|
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DC 107-
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Flk 20
Bore Duelling Pistol
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Ketland
& Co
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DC 1077
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Percussion
Pkt Pistol.
|
Hall.
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DC 1146
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Flk
Blunderbuss/ Musketoon
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Whitney
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DC 1207
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Details withheld.
|
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DC 1253
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Flk Brass
barrelled Blunderbuss
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DC 1343
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Percussion
Rifle
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Rigby
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DC 1345/1346
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No other details.
|
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DC 1346
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Flk Brass
barrelled Blunderbuss
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Mc
Dermott
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DC 1382
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Flk
Pocket Pistol
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Pattison
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DC 1653/1654
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Flk Cannon Barrelled Queen Anne Pistol. Silver Wire/Butt Mask |
|
DC 1686 |
Pair
Backaction Pistols
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W&J
Rigby
|
DC 1809/1810
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Perc' Bebuilt from |
Wm &
Jn Rigby
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DC 1883/1884 |
20 bore
Perc'Overcoat Pistol
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Dempsey
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DC 1886/1887
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Flk Duelling Pistols. Both stocks and case marked with reg number. |
Mc
Dermott
|
DC 2063 |
D/B.S/S
Boxlock Pistol.
|
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DC 2435/2436 |
Percussion duellers. |
Mc
Dermott
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DC 2470 |
Flk Brass
barrelled Blunderbuss
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Devereux
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DC 2497
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Flk
Officers Pistols. 16 Bore. 9" Barrel. Fish Tail Stock.
|
W & J
Rigby
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DC 2732
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Flk Brass
Barrelled Blundebuss.
|
Edwards
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DC 3419
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Flk Brass
barrelled Blunderbuss
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Mc
Dermott
|
DC 3495
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15 bore
D/B Shotgun. Cased
|
S & Chas
Smith
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DC 3513
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Converted.
Pocket Pistol. Etched Barrel ( Rigby)
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Rigby
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DC 3546
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Perc
Pocket Pistol.Nipple Clasp for flanged caps.
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Calderwood
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DC 3580/3581
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Pair Flk
Duelling Pistols. 11.3/8" Barrels
|
Mc
Dermott
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DC 3626 |
Perc'
Back Action Travelling/Overcoat Pistol. Magazine
Stock. |
J Walsh
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DC 3736 |
16 bore
Paget Carbine
|
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DC 3953/3954
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Flk
Officers / Duelling Pistols. Saw Handled Grips.
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George
Turner
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DC 3975
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Percussion
Turnover Pistol
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Kavanagh
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DC 4016/4017
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Flk
Holster Pistol
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Gray
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DC 4179/4180
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Percussion
Backaction Travelling Pistol
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Dowling
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DC 4204
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Flk
Brownbess Marked
|
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DC 4210
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Perc'
Holster Pistol.
|
W.Jones
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DC 4250
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Flk
Holster Pistol.9 "Oct Barrel.
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Wm Wallis
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DC 4576/4577
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Pair Flk
Duellers..
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Mc
Dermott
|
DC 4581
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Military
Carbine Side swing Bayonet
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W&J
Rigby
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DC 4613
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Flk
Blunderbuss
|
Muley
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DC 4637
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Flk
Officers Travelling Pistol.
|
Theo.
Richards
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DC 4654
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Flk
Overcoat Pistol
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Rigby
& Son
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DC 4673
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Flk Brass
barrelled Blunderbuss
|
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DC 4692
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Percussion
Backaction Pistol
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Trulock
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DC 4692
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Percussion
Backaction Pistol. Fishtail stock.
|
Rigby
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DC 4692
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Percussion
Backaction Pistol. Fishtail stock.
|
Trulock
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DC 4712
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Flk D/B
Sporting Gun.
|
George
Turner
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DC 4771
|
Flk
Manstopper/Traveller.
|
Burke
|
DC 4813/4814 |
34 bore
Percussion Backaction Travelling Pistols
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I Wilson
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DC 4896/4897
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Pair of 4 Barrelled Turret Pistols. Wooden Grips. AAA Oct 2014 |
W & J
Rigby
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DC 4899 |
Flk Brass
barrelled Blunderbuss
|
Waters
|
DC 4909/4910
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Pair
Cased Flk Duelling Pistols
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Sykes
|
DC 4920
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Perc' O/U
T/O Pocket Pistol. "Pull Down Trigger"
|
Kavanagh
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DC 4960
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34 bore
Percussion Backaction Travelling Pistol.
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W&J
Rigby
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DC 5019
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15 bore
Backaction Travelling Pistol
|
Harris
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DC 5041
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Perc'
Sporting Gun. Serial No 632.
|
Parkinson
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DC 5046/5047
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Details to follow.
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H.Dowland
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DC 5049
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Flk Brass
Barrelled Blunderbuss
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Meredith
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DC 5126
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Flk
Dueller.
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Wisdom
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DC 5184
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Flk
Blunderbuss. Brass Barrel.
|
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DC 5219
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Perc'
Constabulary Carbine. Ross Carberry.
|
Beckwith
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DC 5244
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DC 5245
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Flk 15
Bore Rifled Carbine. 8 Groove
|
Rigby
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DC 5257
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Flk
Duelling Pistol.No 835. Dated 1796.
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Manton
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DC 5295
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Percussion
Turnover pistol (Vendor)
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Kavanagh
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DC 5297
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Flk
Service Pistol
|
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DC 5303
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Flk Brass
Barrelled Blunderbuss. "Gift to Wm Nunn"
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Dobson
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DC 5342
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Flk
Rifle. In Royal Sporting Guns of
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Durs Egg
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DC 5402
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Flk
Duelling Pistol
|
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DC 5467
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Flk
Military Carbine.
|
Murphy
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DC 5578/5579
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Percussion
Sidelock Travelling Pistol
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W&J
Rigby
|
DC 5633 or 53
|
Flk
Blunderbuss. Brass Barrel.
|
Thomas
Gregory
|
DC 6199
|
Flk
boxlock turnoff pocket pistol
|
Patrick
|
DC 6287
|
Flk
Blunderbuss
|
Fowler
|
DC 6314
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Flk
Duelling Pistol.Saw Handled
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Pattison
|
DC 6345
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32 bore
Flk Duelling Pistol. Set Trigger.
|
Mc
Dermott
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DC 6346/6347
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Pair Flk
Duellers. Saw Handled Grips.
|
G .
Turner
|
DC 6533
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Percussion
Backaction Travelling Pistol
|
|
DC 6661/6662
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Cased
Pair Perc' Travelling Pistols
|
Walsh
|
DC 6673
|
Flk
Pocket Pistol
|
William
Mills
|
DC 6786
|
Flk D/B
Tap Action Boxlock Pistol
|
Read
|
DC 6889
|
D/B Flk
Sporting Gun.
|
Ketland
& Co
|
DC 6890/6891
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Pair
Perc' Duellers/Officers Pistols Set Triggers.
|
Mc Dermot
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DC 6894
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Flk Brass
Barrelled Blunderbuss..
|
Bond
|
DC 7024
|
DB O/U 18
Bore Sporting Gun
|
D.Egg
|
DC 7314
|
Brownbess
|
|
DC
7825/7826
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Pair Percussion Side Hammer Travellling Pistols with folding Bayonets |
Pattison
|
DC 7827 |
Flk
Box-Lock Pocket Pistol.Turn-off barrel
|
Fowler
|
DC 8209/8210
|
Flk
Duellers. 12 " Barrels
|
Griffin
& Tow
|
DC 8486/8487
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Pair Flk.
Silver Mounted Officers Pistols
|
Wallace
|
DC 8740
|
Iron
Barrelled Blunderbuss. Folding bayonet
|
Pattison
|
DC 8801
|
40 bore
Flk Overcoat Pistol
|
Mc
Dermott
|
(DC 6662)
Of interest in this batch of 131 registrations are the quantities of weapons produced by the indigenous gunmakers of Dublin. The most prominent being viz: The Rigbys (all variants) 19 items, McDermotts, 9 items, Kavanaghs (all variants) 5 items. George Turner and Thomas Fowler both with 4 items.
These figures indicating that over 40% of the above survey were produced by five gunmakers or their dynasties based in Dublin.
As an overview of this survey of the 131 items listed nearly 80% of the items are Irish manufacture or retailed and just over 20% produced by English or Foreign gunmakers.
oPhotography courtesy of Jon Stroud Media.
We are always interested in any weapons registered in Dublin City.
Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk
I have before me a brass barreled flintlock pistol. The Maker's name on the lock is MORTON A flat on the barrel has the registration number DC - 137
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