Looking for information on the maker of these boxlock pistols, TOWNSHEND

[dana_w]

Originally Posted by Niall

Possibly manufactured by the trade in Birmingham and retailed by Towns(h)end in Cork.That would be a common enough route for pistols of this type.Town(s)hend might have been an ironmonger/hardware merchant who retailed guns and possibly did repairs and modifications.There were a few of these dealers in Cork.

That is an interesting idea Nial, I will investigate. Thanks!

You guessed it Tony PP, that is my very own wed site.

[dana_w]

After looking around for a few hours I gave up and sent an email to the keepers of all things Towns(h)end, Colonel John Townsend & Dr. Richard Townsend.

http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~townsend/tree/home.php