ADAM'S - THE HISTORY SALE - APRIL 26TH 2017 (Click Lot title for more images and to Place Bid)

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Wednesday 26th April
by Rigby of Dublin, Fully stocked with Damascus barrels and swivel ramrods, fitted
with Brass Furniture. Each stamped with firearms registration marks forWest Cork.
€ 3,000 - 4,000
The Registration of Firearms (Ireland) Act of August 22, 1843, provided for the granting of licenses to Irish firearm owners and re-
quired the firearms to be registered by county, borough or city constabulary officials who recorded the registration and the registry
number (normally a letter indicating the jurisdiction followed by a number --usually of four digits).The Act required the arms to be
marked under the supervision of the relevant inspector of the Constabulary Force.The number indicates the registration as specified
in the license.