Irish Made & Irish related firearms... (lots of pix, 56K beware)

harmoniums

I've been trying to collect old Irish made firearms or anything related for a year or two now check this out, a Dublin Made Rigby 12 gauge, they fetch quite the price!

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=115271667

So far to date Ive got an Irish Contract Enfield No4Mk2 :




Yes I do know that very few of these were delivered, this one is "new" and unissued

A Fianna Fail Marked SMLE No1Mk3 (well actually its a "mixer" with a FF barrel)

And an old muzzle loader Kavanagh Shotgun:



always on the look out for something cools, so If any of you see anything I may be interested in please forward on the info in a PM to me please

Mellor

Any idea of dates?
And are you sure the LE is irish "made"?

harmoniums

Mellor wrote: »

Any idea of dates?
And are you sure the LE is irish "made"?

No lee enfields were Irish "made".
The top No4M2 was made in 55 for the Irish Army one of 50,000 but very few were ever delivered, the no1mk3 has an Fianna Fail marked Barrel indicating Free State army use, the receiver is a BSA made in 1918

meathstevie

The Rigby shotgun is an interesting one. The company was very famous in it's time for...rifles.

Grizzly 45

Nice start of a collection there.:) If you ever want to sell the LE;).
Have you or anyone else here ever heard of a shotgun or anything related to it ?Called "The Fenian". Dont know anything else about it bar the name.
Always thought it would be a good book about the gunmakers and dealers of Ireland.:)

harmoniums

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Nice start of a collection there.:) If you ever want to sell the LE;).
Have you or anyone else here ever heard of a shotgun or anything related to it ?Called "The Fenian". Dont know anything else about it bar the name.
Always thought it would be a good book about the gunmakers and dealers of Ireland.:)

heres one for sale!
http://www.micksguns.com/shotguns.htm
(search kavanagh)
I'll call them tomorrow

BornToKill

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Have you or anyone else here ever heard of a shotgun or anything related to it ?Called "The Fenian". Dont know anything else about it bar the name.
Always thought it would be a good book about the gunmakers and dealers of Ireland.:)

There was the Fenian Gun Company Limited of Birr in Co. offaly which ceased production in 1970.

harmoniums

harmoniums wrote: »

heres one for sale!
http://www.micksguns.com/shotguns.htm
(search kavanagh)
I'll call them tomorrow

Damn, I just talked to the guy, the cops have all his stock, seemingly he was tried for selling pistols to plain clothes cops... found innocent though.

Grizzly 45

Thats awhile ago Harmonious.He was cleared all right.He should have the stock back by now!Will give him a Bell anyway.:)
Hmm The Fenian isnt exactly in the Italian categeory in looks is it??

Cheers BTK.That gives somthing to work on .

Mellor

harmoniums wrote: »

No lee enfields were Irish "made".
The top No4M2 was made in 55 for the Irish Army one of 50,000 but very few were ever delivered, the no1mk3 has an Fianna Fail marked Barrel indicating Free State army use, the receiver is a BSA made in 1918

I was pretty sure of that, but as you said irish made in the original title, I wanted to ask out of politeness.
Would I be right in saying that the first LE was manufactured in ROF Fazakerley. Which, actually stopped production in 1955

harmoniums

Mellor wrote: »

I was pretty sure of that, but as you said irish made in the original title, I wanted to ask out of politeness.
Would I be right in saying that the first LE was manufactured in ROF Fazakerley. Which, actually stopped production in 1955

Yes the 1/55 in the Serial number indicates a January 1955 manufacture (or so I've been told)