Hi Gee would you send a link of any photos or info as i can't seem to find any. Thanks.There's a lot of info and photos on the net about Paul Cashmore, William Cashmore, and Price & Cashmore, all gun-makers in and around Birmingham in the 19th century. From what I gather, Australia was W Cashmore's major market for his shotguns, and I also have a vague memory of reading that Annie Oakley used one. It seems that there were a lot of Cashmores involved in the gun trade back then.
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please see my reply above.... William and Paul were two separate parts of the Cashmore family as far as I can make out. I am related to Paul Cashmore through my grandmother.... but have not yet been able to make a connection to 'that' William Cashmore who made rifles for the Australia market.There's a lot of info and photos on the net about Paul Cashmore, William Cashmore, and Price & Cashmore, all gun-makers in and around Birmingham in the 19th century. From what I gather, Australia was W Cashmore's major market for his shotguns, and I also have a vague memory of reading that Annie Oakley used one. It seems that there were a lot of Cashmores involved in the gun trade back then.
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I am related to Paul Cashmore through my grandmother Selina Cashmore.... see my comments above.3rd BATT STAFFS RIFLE VOLUNTEERS...
Prize consisted of a handsome "new military" self-acting revolver presented by MR Paul Cashmore, West Brom....
Birmingham Daily Post AUG 1878
Thank you I did not have this information. I am related to Paul Cashmore through my grandmother.Don't know if you have this?View attachment 129020
See my comments above.Hi all, does anyone have any information on Paul Cashmore of Newton street west bromwich from the 1850s onwards?
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Hi Mhall yes I have a wealth of information. I am related through my grandmother, as I said above, to Paul Cashmore. Paul Cashmore of James Cashmore and Phoebe Gilbert, married Sarah Marsh in 1842. Their children were Emma; Ann Allerd Cashmore who married a Welch; Edwin who married Elizabeth Winfindale and emigrated to Canada; Kate; Charles; and Frank. I believe that Paul died in 1894 but in the interim years he designed and produced guns for the Royal Irish Constabulary; awarded prizes at shooting venues . He lived in Newton Street - along with many members of his family from 1871. I believe he may have married a second time in around 1880. I hope this helps with your enquiry please feel free to get in touch further.See my comments above.
Hi William Cashmore of Birmingham, should not be confused with the Cashmores of West Bromwich who owned a small munitions factory. I have traced the line, so far, back to the late 1700s when one of the family was a pistol filer...... following which a family - grandfather, father, sons, sons of sons..... all went on to produce guns and sold to the American market, as well as Paul Cashmore winning a contract for guns for the Royal Irish Constabulary. Bizarrely they also lived Newton Street, but Newton Street West Bromwich - as opposed to William Cashmore who first lived in Newton Street Birmingham before moving.William, the gunmaker, (the son of William, a maltster and master brewer!) was born in 1819 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, and married Sarah Bland, daughter of Edwin Bland, gun finisher. Sarah’s brother Thomas Bland was also a gunmaker, and the two families/companies collaborated on several developments. There were also engravers in both the Cashmore and Bland families.
In the 1851 census William and Sarah were recorded living in Newton Street, with 2 daughters, Julia & Elizabeth. In the 1861 census they lived in Steelhouse Lane, and had added 4 sons, William (b.1853), Thomas James (b.1857), Albert (b.1859) and Frank (b.1860). William described himself as a gun and pistol maker. The 1871 census records William living at Holte House, Aston Village, (now under the Aston Villa football ground) with Sarah, Julia, William, Thomas, Albert and Frank. On 9 December 1887 F (Frank ?) Cashmore and T Bland patented a rotating block striker mechanism for four barrelled guns (No. 16969).
the company made some guns for Annie Oakley, one of which is I believe in the Cody Firearms Museum in Wyoming.
Cased & Engraved Pryse & Cashmore Revolver - Very Fine
Cased Engraved Pryse Cashmore Revolver Very Finecollegehillarsenal.com
William Cashmore and Paul Cashmore are not the same family. William Cashmore Newton Street, Birmingham whilst Paul Cashmore was Newton Street, West Bromwich in the Black Country. Cashmore was linked with Pryce - not Price... they were Pryse and Cashmore guns which Daws a London broker sold under his name and advertisement. The West Bromwich Cashmore gun makers were a whole family of gun makers dating way back late 1700s (as far as I have got) to early 1900s...... they sold mostly to the American market I believe and Paul Cashmore won a contract to sell to the Royal Irish Constabulary in the 1860sThere's a lot of info and photos on the net about Paul Cashmore, William Cashmore, and Price & Cashmore, all gun-makers in and around Birmingham in the 19th century. From what I gather, Australia was W Cashmore's major market for his shotguns, and I also have a vague memory of reading that Annie Oakley used one. It seems that there were a lot of Cashmores involved in the gun trade back then.
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There was a whole family of West Bromwich Cashmores involved from at least late 1700s to early 1900s. they owned their own munitions factory in Newton Street, West Bromwich.I came across his name when I was reading guns descriptions on https://ballachy.com/taurus-g3c-vs-g2c/. Paul Cashmore of West Bromwich together with Charles Pryse of Birmingham received a British patent in 1855 for self-cocking revolver mechanism. As I understand, that mechanism was adopted later for the production of Daw’s rifles. He also contributed to a few more patents for improving guns, like making barrels of a solid piece of metal and other simplifications to rifle mechanisms.
yep, thats my ancestor
We believe therre is a link, but so far only tenuous - the Gilberts seem to have worked for J Cashmore.... and in our search for ancestors we know that Gilberts married into the gun making lineI wonder if the scrap dealer J Cashmore in Great Bridge was part of this dynasty.