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Dollymount, 1875
The return rifle match between American and Irish riflemen took place at Dollymount Range, about two miles from Dublin, Ireland, on 29 June 1875. The six man teams fired fifteen shots each at each of the three ranges of 800, 900, and 1000 yards. The final team scores were America 967, Ireland 929.
Patent Assignments 1853-1871
A.W.F Taylerson commenced extracting data from Patent Office records in respect of the assignment of British patents covering firearms and related inventions. His work had only covered two volumes, 1853-1866 and 1867-1871, when the original records were destroyed in 1963. Taylerson’s work may now be the best remaining source of information on the assignment of such patents.
Dollymount 1875… US team trials close
The return international rifle match between Irish and American riflemen, was scheduled for June 1875 at Dollymount Range, near Dublin, Ireland. The first of the US trials to select their team had taken place at Creedmoor on 24 April. There followed three more trials, before the Team was selected.
Whitworth Database Updates – 2025
Whitworth Research Project – database management summary 2025.
Dollymount, 1875… first US team trials
The first competition for places on the team to represent the United States in the International Match at Dublin set for June 1875, took place at Creedmoor Range on 24 April 1875. The match commenced at 11am., with the entry of twenty contestants. Each was to fire 15 shots at each distance, 800, 900 and 1,000 yards.
Dollymount, 1875… planning
The ‘return’ international rifle match between the riflemen of American and Ireland was scheduled for the 29th June 1875 at Dollymount, Ireland. April was time for making plans for team selection.
Long Range Rifles, Bisley, April 2025
April shoot at Bisley with MLAGB 300 yard Rifle Championship for Enfield rifle and target rifle, and two days of practice at 600, 900 and 1,000 yards.
Leutmann’s Forgotten Bullet
Overlooked, unknown or forgotten is the work of Johann Georg Leutmann (1667-1736), who in 1733 described the use of elongated balls, with a conical cavity at the base. Leutmann’s egg-shaped ball predates that suggested by Robins in 1747, and the much later adoption in the 19th century of what today is often referred to as the Minié principle.
The Evolution of Gun Making
Peter Smithurst’s two volumes on ‘The Evolution of Gun Making’ provide a comprehensive and well illustrated study on the subject, giving a unique insight into military gunmaking of the 18th and 19th century.
Spring 2025 Update
A brief news update on Whitworth research, and illustration a newly recorded Whitworth sporting rifle of 1860.
The Gauntlet Thrown Down
In September1874 letter by Major Leech was published in the New York Herald. It concluded with a challenge: “Finally, I have once more, on the part of the Irish riflemen, to throw down the gauntlet to one more peaceful battle with the American riflemen, on the same terms upon which the match was shot at Creedmoor; the return match to be shot in Dublin in the month of June, 1875; the team to consist of not more than eight or less than six men, at the option of the Americans.”