Flintlock Overcoat/ Travelling Pistol by Thomas Calderwood, Dublin.

 

   Thomas Calderwood

14 North Earl Street

Dublin

c.1820

 

 

Flintlock Overcoat/Travelling Pistol. French Cock. Roller Frizzen. Sliding Safety. Platinum Vent.

Image courtesy of Dan Morphy Auctioneers 

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Robert Huddleston. Gun Stocker & Poet. Moneyreagh. Co: Down

                      

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                    Robert Huddleston, Gun Stocker and Poet. 1814- d.1887

Image courtesy of the Ulster-Scot Magazine and additional data by Sandra Gilpin, Journalist.

         Robert Huddleston also had a brother, John, who traded as a gunmaker in Ballynahinch.

It is not certain if their father James was also in the trade but current research indicates that he was a farmer in County Down. The likelyhood is that both Robert & John were engaged within the Belfast guntrade where they would have learned their trades.

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                                Albert Morris & Co..

                          Warehouse/Merchants.

                Ironmongers, Furniture Supplies Etc.,

                   Ammunition & Sporting Requisites

                                        Carlow

                                          1895

 

                                   Photography and additional data courtesy of M.J Brennan.

Founded in 1838 by James Morris this company would have been an integral part of the commercial life within the County of Carlow. Interesting to those of us in the guntrade as they were ammuntion suppliers and vendors of sporting requisites. Although we have no evidence to substantiate this statement they could well have been in the gunsmithing business.. a business that many ironmongers adopted.

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Wm & Jn Rigby Best Cased Duelling Pistols. No's 7108 & 7109 . 1831.

                                        Wm & Jn Rigby

                                            Gunmakers

                                                Dublin

                                                  1831

      A Pair of Best Saw-Handled Percussion Duelling Pistols 

                                by Wm & Jn Rigby. 

                       Serial No's 7108 & 7109 for 1831 *.

                                   Photography courtesy of West Street Antiques.

                Refer to: * Great Irish Gunmakers: Messrs Rigby 1760-1869 by D H L Back. 1992

   One of the first sets of duelling pistols made by the Rigby's following their move to 24 Suffolk Street.

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The Gun Trade. Carlow 1846

 

                                                           Carlow 1846.

 

 THE GUN TRADE

This trade, judging from the sales by auction during the past week in this town, is flourishing. The moment the sale of an article of agricultural produce is effected, the first object to secure is a gun, consequently, in every avenue leading to town we meet men returning home with firearms.-

    Carlow Sentinel.

 

                                            Meath Herald & Cavan Advertiser. 1846.

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St Patrick's Day. Limerick 1848.

St Patrick's Day Security

Limerick

Kings County Chronicle. 22rd March 1848

Image courtesy of The British Newspaper Archive.

                                                Happy St Patrick's day 2022 to all our readers. 

                                   N.B: This blog first appeared on this site on 26th August 2019                          

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Anti-Duelling Association 1843.

 

                                                 Anti-Dueling (sic) Association.

 

                                                  Kerry Evening Post. May 20th 1843.

                                        Image courtesy of The British Newspaper Archive .

Queen Victoria was continually worried by the fact that her military elite and other antagonists were constantly "calling out" eachother for the pleasure of proving their honour which at times ended in severe injury or death.

                                The Anti-Duelling Association also had a branch in Dublin. 

                                        Please refer to our blog dated 27th January 2016

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