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Historical list of Irish gundealers and smiths

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  • #52
    tudderone
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    Is your man McGee still going out in the west ? The grumpy git who dealt with older guns and repairs ?


  • #53
    Grizzly 45
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    Bought my Savage 20ga/22 mag combo gun off him about 20 years ago.:D

    "If you want to keep someone away from your house, Just fire the shotgun through the door."

    Vice President [and former lawyer] Joe Biden Field& Stream Magazine interview Feb 2013 "



  • #54
    Got him!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 64 ✭✭Got him!


    That's interesting! I brought it up to Walter Phelan ( Irish Shooting and Fishing Museum) and he estimated around 1850 or so when the case was made! Looks like I might have something quite rare!


  • #55
    Got him!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 64 ✭✭Got him!


    Thanks all the same , but putting a new label on this case would ruin it in my book.


  • #56
    delboythedub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 355 ✭✭delboythedub


    Jack Carrs in king street and there was moorkens in blackrock


  • #57
    tudderone
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    delboythedub wrote: »
    Jack Carrs in king street and there was moorkens in blackrock

    Yes i remember both. Who was in Abbey street ? I always thought it was Carr ?


  • #58
    clawback07
    Registered Users Posts: 96 ✭✭clawback07


    Stephenc66 wrote: »
    Does anyone remember a game fair in Goff's of Kildare maybe very late '70s very early '80s. I seem to remember every second stable decked out as a sporting goods store with firearms, archery and fishing equipment. Thinking back on it there must have been a good number of firearms dealers represented.

    Or maybe it was my youthful amazement that made it seem there was more there :)
    I was there ! Bought a cartridge belt at it and still have it !


  • #59
    bluezulu49
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 231 ✭✭bluezulu49


    tudderone wrote: »
    Yes i remember both. Who was in Abbey street ? I always thought it was Carr ?

    I am fairly sure I bought my first double barrel in Carrs in Pearse Street, Dublin around 1970. Moorkens and Watts were in close proximity in Abbey Street. Moorkens also had a branch in the old cinema in the centre of Blackrock.

    I was in Watts just before they moved to the Quay and was given a guided tour of their new building which had been an hotel. My abiding memory is of going up the stairs and the carpet sticking to the soles of my shoes.

    Another shop that is now sadly gone was Cleeres who were quite near Rorys. They moved to Clane and finally closed late last year.


  • #60
    tudderone
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    bluezulu49 wrote: »
    I am fairly sure I bought my first double barrel in Carrs in Pearse Street, Dublin around 1970. Moorkens and Watts were in close proximity in Abbey Street. Moorkens also had a branch in the old cinema in the centre of Blackrock.

    I was in Watts just before they moved to the Quay and was given a guided tour of their new building which had been an hotel. My abiding memory is of going up the stairs and the carpet sticking to the soles of my shoes.

    Another shop that is now sadly gone was Cleeres who were quite near Rorys. They moved to Clane and finally closed late last year.

    Pat was a nice chap, but his business was fishing tackle, he never did much on the shooting front. I bought cartridges there on occassion, but i don't think he even stocked guns in the shop in Temple Bar.

    Rorys is the only place city centre that you can get anything to do with shooting now, he might have an old shotgun or two for sale and he does stock ammunition.


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  • #61
    delboythedub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 355 ✭✭delboythedub


    Jack Carrs was in south King street for a very long time and i think that there was a robbery in that shop and he moved over to Pearce Street after that.


  • #62
    tudderone
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_lBhYJLQ0M


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