Daniel O Connells pistols for sale in the US

harmoniums

nice matched pair, hope they go to a mick

http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/51/lid/1095

pedroeibar1

Interesting. The Lang address / date rule out that they were the ones used in the infamous duel with d'Esterre. I'd love better provenance from Lang - auctioneer's blurb states them to be about 1840, which was the foundation date of the Repeal Association, whose aims advocated the use of force.... could it be possible that they were a 'pointed' gift??
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tiny-nioclas

They should be seized and displayed in Irish museums, our history shouldnt have a price!

Happyman42

tiny-nioclas wrote: »

They should be seized and displayed in Irish museums, our history shouldnt have a price!

Ha Ha! There's a joke there somewhere!:mad:

realmadrid

The price of Irish history is 80,000! Love to be able to buy them and point both barrels up a certain politicians.......

johngalway

They look fantastic. Some craft went into that pair.

realmadrid

nicest pair Ive seen in a long time.

firefly08

It would be nice if they went to an Irish museum! Can about 7999 of you guys spare a tenner for a good cause?

bullets

It would be nice if they went back to Derrynane house (now herritage center) in Caherdaniel. As a child I remember visiting the place and seeing some nice stuff there including an unusual looking blunderbuss gun.

~B

harmoniums

realmadrid wrote: »

The price of Irish history is 80,000! Love to be able to buy them and point both barrels up a certain politicians.......

I'm working Mrs Harmoniums over right now, see if she's OK with me bidding on this.
BTW, these are Howdah pistols (double barrel) so it would be 4 barrels you'd point at them

johngalway

harmoniums wrote: »

so it would be 4 barrels you'd point at them

To be sure, to be sure, no flies on Daniel then

mathepac

harmoniums wrote: »

... BTW, these are Howdah pistols (double barrel) so it would be 4 barrels you'd point at them

More correctly they are 'houdah pistols' called after the saddle / passenger compartment on top of an elephant or camel.

The double-barreled large-calibre configuration was designed primarily as a defensive weapon to stop large predatory animals encountered by colonists during the days of the Raj. They also found their way to North America where they were used against grizzly bears and mountain lions. These are mini-artillery pieces.

Did the bould Daniel ever go out with the tiger-wallahs on safari or a buffalo hunt or was it just irate spouses he was in fear of?

spyderski

They're Houdah pistols alright. does anyone have a link to the catalogue? The republican thing seems to have died down slightly - these might represent value at the right price

harmoniums

spyderski wrote: »

They're Houdah pistols alright. does anyone have a link to the catalogue? The republican thing seems to have died down slightly - these might represent value at the right price

http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/51/lid/1095

Holybejaysus

bullets wrote: »

It would be nice if they went back to Derrynane house (now herritage center) in Caherdaniel. As a child I remember visiting the place and seeing some nice stuff there including an unusual looking blunderbuss gun.

~B

These pistols were definitely in Derrynane at one stage. They must have been on loan I presume.

johngalway

I wonder how many other nations let go their heritage so cheaply. We can spend millions on voting machines, but thousands on pistols.......

Morlar

spyderski wrote: »

They're Houdah pistols alright. does anyone have a link to the catalogue? The republican thing seems to have died down slightly - these might represent value at the right price

I am not sure about that really, there was an auction at whytes last saturday where much of the nationalist and republican Independence era items (including guns) sold very well.

harmoniums

Morlar wrote: »

I am not sure about that really, there was an auction at whytes last saturday where much of the nationalist and republican Independence era items (including guns) sold very well.

the no1mk3 enfield used in the war of independance went for 3600 euro
the Kavanagh rifled muzzle loader went for 650 euro
the Webley 455 pistol went for 2700 euro

were they were de-activated?

meathshooter1

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the Webley 455 pistol went for 2700 euro

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I would say the pistol was de activated or would have to be .As the present goverment have insured that no new pistol licences will be granted from the 18th nov 2008

Grizzly 45

I know of another of Dannys pistols in this world thats for sale.Very reasonable too..Under 10K, and with letters of authentication from the great man himself private collector who will sell it back to the Irish at a very reasonable rate.But I'll be dammed if I will buy it or reveal its location so that it could be brought back here to be swiped by this nation of ingrates!Sell and ignore your history,you deserve to have none of its benefits.

harmoniums

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

I know of another of Dannys pistols in this world thats for sale.Very reasonable too..Under 10K, and with letters of authentication from the great man himself private collector who will sell it back to the Irish at a very reasonable rate.But I'll be dammed if I will buy it or reveal its location so that it could be brought back here to be swiped by this nation of ingrates!Sell and ignore your history,you deserve to have none of its benefits.

I'm very very interested in this, could you PM me some more info?