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Wednesday, 9 March 2016

Dublin City. Irish Registration Act of 1843

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.

DC 146	Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss. Spring Bayonet top	I. Terry/Teray
DC 181	40 bore perc' rifled travelling pistol	Kavanagh
DC 182/183	Flk 20 Bore. Duellers. 9.1/2" Circa 1790.	Rigby
DC 194-DC203	Flk Pair of Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss Pistols. Over Bayonets.	P.Teray
DC 271	Percussion Boxlock Pistol	W.Hall
DC 346/347	Pair Flk Saw Handled Duelling Pistols	Turner
DC 631	Flk Steel Barrelled Blunderbuss..	Thomas Fowler
DC 637	Flk Steel Barrelled Blunderbuss. Throathole Cock.	Fowler
DC 717	Flk Sporting Gun.14 Bore.	T&J Gillet
DC 830	Flk Manstopper	Piper
DC 838	Flk Duelling Pistols	Dawes
DC 843	Perc' D/B 16 Bore Shotgun. Butt safety.	Kavanagh
DC 853	Perc' D/B 16 Bore.	Kavanagh
DC 936/937	Pair Brass Framed Percussion Pistols
DC 107-	Flk 20 Bore Duelling Pistol	Ketland & Co
DC 1077	Percussion Pkt Pistol.	Hall.
DC 1146	Flk Blunderbuss/ Musketoon	Whitney
DC 1207	Details withheld.
DC 1253	Flk Brass barrelled Blunderbuss
DC 1343	Percussion Rifle	Rigby
DC 1345/1346	No other details.
DC 1346	Flk Brass barrelled Blunderbuss	Mc Dermott
DC 1382	Flk Pocket Pistol	Pattison
DC 1653/1654	Flk Cannon Barrelled Queen Anne Pistol. Silver Wire/Butt Mask	Adams
DC 1686	Pair Backaction Pistols	W&J Rigby
DC 1809/1810	Perc' Bebuilt from Flint. Silver Mounted. Asseyed for 1789-1792. Duellers	Wm & Jn Rigby
DC 1883/1884	20 bore Perc'Overcoat Pistol	Dempsey
DC 1886/1887	Flk Duelling Pistols. Both stocks and case marked with reg number.	Mc Dermott
DC 2063	D/B.S/S Boxlock Pistol.	Stanton
DC 2435/2436	Percussion duellers. Birmingham 22/2/2015	Mc Dermott
DC 2470	Flk Brass barrelled Blunderbuss	Devereux
DC 2497	Flk Officers Pistols. 16 Bore. 9" Barrel. Fish Tail Stock.	W & J Rigby
DC 2732	Flk Brass Barrelled Blundebuss.	Edwards
DC 3419	Flk Brass barrelled Blunderbuss	Mc Dermott
DC 3495	15 bore D/B Shotgun. Cased	S & Chas Smith
DC 3513	Converted. Pocket Pistol. Etched Barrel ( Rigby)	Rigby
DC 3546	Perc Pocket Pistol.Nipple Clasp for flanged caps.	Calderwood
DC 3580/3581	Pair Flk Duelling Pistols. 11.3/8" Barrels	Mc Dermott
DC 3626	Perc' Back Action Travelling/Overcoat Pistol. Magazine Stock.	J Walsh
DC 3736	16 bore Paget Carbine	Dublin Castle
DC 3953/3954	Flk Officers / Duelling Pistols. Saw Handled Grips.	George Turner
DC 3975	Percussion Turnover Pistol	Kavanagh
DC 4016/4017	Flk Holster Pistol	Gray
DC 4179/4180	Percussion Backaction Travelling Pistol	Dowling
DC 4204	Flk Brownbess Marked Dublin Castle
DC 4210	Perc' Holster Pistol.	W.Jones
DC 4250	Flk Holster Pistol.9 "Oct Barrel.	Wm Wallis
DC 4576/4577	Pair Flk Duellers..West St Ant £16500. 14/11/08	Mc Dermott
DC 4581	Military Carbine Side swing Bayonet	W&J Rigby
DC 4613	Flk Blunderbuss	Muley
DC 4637	Flk Officers Travelling Pistol.	Theo. Richards
DC 4654	Flk Overcoat Pistol	Rigby & Son
DC 4673	Flk Brass barrelled Blunderbuss	Hutchinson
DC 4692	Percussion Backaction Pistol	Trulock
DC 4692	Percussion Backaction Pistol. Fishtail stock.	Rigby
DC 4692	Percussion Backaction Pistol. Fishtail stock.	Trulock
DC 4712	Flk D/B Sporting Gun.	George Turner
DC 4771	Flk Manstopper/Traveller.	Burke
DC 4813/4814	34 bore Percussion Backaction Travelling Pistols	I Wilson
DC 4896/4897	Pair of 4 Barrelled Turret Pistols. Wooden Grips. AAA Oct 2014	W & J Rigby
DC 4899	Flk Brass barrelled Blunderbuss	Waters
DC 4909/4910	Pair Cased Flk Duelling Pistols	Sykes
DC 4920	Perc' O/U T/O Pocket Pistol. "Pull Down Trigger"	Kavanagh
DC 4960	34 bore Percussion Backaction Travelling Pistol.	W&J Rigby
DC 5019	15 bore Backaction Travelling Pistol	Harris
DC 5041	Perc' Sporting Gun. Serial No 632.	Parkinson
DC 5046/5047	Details to follow.	H.Dowland
DC 5049	Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss	Meredith
DC 5126	Flk Dueller.	Wisdom
DC 5184	Flk Blunderbuss. Brass Barrel.	Clark
DC 5219	Perc' Constabulary Carbine. Ross Carberry.	Beckwith
DC 5244	India Pattern Brownbess 39" Barrel
DC 5245	Flk 15 Bore Rifled Carbine. 8 Groove	Rigby
DC 5257	Flk Duelling Pistol.No 835. Dated 1796.	Manton
DC 5295	Percussion Turnover pistol (Vendor)	Kavanagh
DC 5297	Flk Service Pistol
DC 5303	Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss. "Gift to Wm Nunn"	Dobson
DC 5342	Flk Rifle. In Royal Sporting Guns of Windsor. Blackmore.	Durs Egg
DC 5402	Flk Duelling Pistol	Holland
DC 5467	Flk Military Carbine.	Murphy
DC 5578/5579	Percussion Sidelock Travelling Pistol	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	Flk Duelling Pistol.Saw Handled	Pattison
DC 6345	32 bore Flk Duelling Pistol. Set Trigger.	Mc Dermott
DC 6346/6347	Pair Flk Duellers. Saw Handled Grips.	G . Turner
DC 6533	Percussion Backaction Travelling Pistol
DC 6661/6662	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	Pair Perc' Duellers/Officers Pistols Set Triggers.	Mc Dermot
DC 6894	Flk Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss..	Bond
DC 7024	DB O/U 18 Bore Sporting Gun	D.Egg
DC 7314	Brownbess India Pattern
DC 7825/7826	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	Pair Flk. Silver Mounted Officers Pistols	Wallace
DC 8740	Iron Barrelled Blunderbuss. Folding bayonet	Pattison
DC 8801	40 bore Flk Overcoat Pistol	Mc Dermott

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.

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

Tuesday, 8 March 2016

Waterford, Clonmel and Cork Mail Coach.

Mail Coach
Waterford, Clonmel and Cork
through Fermoy.

Advertisement dated April 21st 1809

We are always interested in weapons related to the Mail Coaching Services within Ireland.

Flintlock pistol by Matthew Goggin " Post Rider No1"
Registered in County Wicklow (WI 572)

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

Monday, 7 March 2016

Samuel Cheetham. Barrel Maker.

Samuel Cheetham
Barrel Maker
Dublin.

1841-1851

Samuel Cheetham barrel makers mark, "S.C"

1844 Trades directory entry. Cheethams two previous entries for 1842 & 1843 being incorrectly listed as "Samuel Chatham"(sic)..

Anglin	Joseph	1 Sandwith Place
Bassett	Edward	22 Aston's Quay
Calderwood	James	21 Duke Street
Calderwood	Thomas	14 Earl Street. N.
Cheetham	Samuel	4 Camden Row.	Gun Barrel
Clarke	William	192 Britain Street. Gt.
Dowling	Henry	78 Dame Street
Hall	John	3 Aungier Street
Holland	William	3 Abbey Street Upper.	and air cane manufacturer
Kavanagh	William & James	4 Ormond Quay Lower
Kavanagh	William Jun.	11 Dame Street
Parkinson	John	19 Arran Quay
Pattison	Mark & John	17 Crampton Court
Pattison	Robert	14 Aughrim Street
Reed	Joseph	48 Henry Street
Rigby	Wm & John	24 Suffolk Street
Truelock	E. & Son	9 Dawson Street
Walsh	John	31 Ormond Quay Upp. And 45 Montgomery Street

Trading dates and addresses.

Cheetham,Samuel	1841-1851	4 Camden Row
1850 & 1851 lists Cheetham at No3 Camden Street and also 8 Montague Street. The period 1852-1863 show no listings? William S. Cheetham appears in 1863. He possibly being the son of Samuel? Cheetham, William.S.	1863-1865	4 Camden Row

We are always interested in information related to barrel makers marks found on Irish weapons.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

Sunday, 6 March 2016

William Pattison. Gunmaker. Newtown Limavady/Sydney.

William Pattison

Gunmaker

Newtown Limavady

County Londonderry
Ireland

Sydney

New South Wales

Australia

"Wm. Pattison, N.L.Vady" within a rectangular platinum cartouche.

Throat hole Cock. Interestingly, Pattison at this time used this bird symbol (Dove?) with a sprig of grass/wheat? in its beak.

It has also been noted on other weapons by this gunmaker.

Pistol trigger guard with bird and sprig of grass/wheat.

William Pattison's gunshop in 72 Kings Street , Sydney in 1848

Picture Courtesy of Berkelouw Books Australia.

William Pattison is listed in the Pigot & Co trade directory of 1824. However, as we will see he is also quoted as having commenced business in 1828? This be believe is an error due to him being enlisted in the army for the period 1825-1832.

Pattison, William. Gunmaker Est: 1828?

York Street , Sydney 1838

York Place, Sydney 1835-1837

233 Macquarie Street, Sydney 1866-1867

72 King Street, Sydney 1844-1851

West Market St, Sydney 1833

Above details courtesy of Firearms Technology Museum. See link below:

http://www.firearmsmuseum.org.au/ColonialGunsmiths/ColGS-intro.htm

William Pattison enlisted in the 39th Regiment of foot on 7/6/1825 and was discharged on the 31/7/1832 having made the rank of Armourer Sergeant. As can be seen he operated in Newtown Limavady, County Londonderry, Ireland as a gunmaker prior to joining the the army and on release was part of the diaspora, arriving in Australia and establishing himself in Sydney c. 1832/1833*

* Military service history courtesy of Leslie Martin.

William Pattison originally listed by M.S. Dudley Westropp, MRIA.

Journal Arms & Armour Society, 1957.

Vol.11. No 1.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

Saturday, 5 March 2016

Robert McCormick. Belfast.

Robert McCormick
Gunmaker
Belfast.

Lockplate engraved "McCormick" c.1792

Photography courtesy of mealys.ie)

Under the Registration Act of 1843 long guns are invariably stamped on both the barrel and buttplate.

This blunderbuss having been stamped DN 7210 (County Down) following an initial stamping error.

Photography courtesy of mealys.ie)

Brass Barrel stamped D-N 7210 and engraved Belfast.
Photography courtesy of mealys.ie)

Following the death of his father ( John McCormick, d.1785, Gunsmith ), Robert confirms his continuance of the business and was seeking to employ an apprentice. Dated 11th April 1785.

Please refer to our previous blogs related to Robert McCormick.

10/1/2016

15/10/2015

9/9/2015

3/9/2015

Robert McCormick originally listed by M.S. Dudley Westropp, MRIA.