20468
http://www.pooshka.com/a.php?aid=13575Name: E.M. REILLY (full address not mentioned)
Descriptions: 10 bore hammer, Purdey patent, circa 1882-1883 22 rifle. damascus pattern on barrels and ribs. Exquisitely engraved rebounding sidelock hammer receiver with tall graceful hammers, fancy carved fences and tight, on face lockup bluebook gun. Straight grip extra fancy English walnut stock pistol. Great old Reilly hammer gun on a Purdy action 38 revolver. The receiver is mostly silver but all engraving is very very fine and very sharp with wear visible only on the trigger tang in the grip area used gun. All finishes are in high condition revolver collector. 32 line per inch very fine checkering sks rifle. A correct and very solid London best sidelock hammer gun from a great maker bluebook gun values. 29 1/4" fancy damascus barrel
15084 (this number may be the auction house identifier not the Reilly SN…this is likely 1880’s)
http://www.stevebarnettfineguns.com/asp-bin/archivelist.asp?sort=0015084, E.M.REILLY , Model: BEST HAMMER PIGEON GUN , 12 Gauge
SBFG ID: 15084
Manufacturer: E.M.REILLY
35079
http://www.heritageguns.co.uk/back-catalogue.htmEM Reilly Co 12b SLE no 35079 14 5/8” well figured stock inc. 3/4” Leather Recoil Pad. 30” Damascus 2 3/4” Nitro Proof
The Action is of Southgate's back action sidelock design and features: 
Back action 9 pin locks with interceptor sears, 
Top lever operating a Mills 3rd bite and a Purdey Bolt by way of a Scott Spindle, 
Double triggers bolted by an automatic top tang safety slide, 
Southgate ejectors tripped by sprung plates rocking in the bar of action 
and Anson's push rod forend catch. 
Gun weight 6lb 13 ˝ oz 
Engraving style Best Foliate Scroll. Webley fences with carved Acanthus leaves. Gold 'SAFE'
Trigger pulls measure approximately: Front trigger 3 lbs Rear trigger 4 lbs
The original damascus barrels are 29 7/8" in length, chambered for 2 3/4" (70mm) cartridges and are of brazed dovetail lump construction with soft soldered ribs.
Top rib is of the smooth, concave game type. 
London reproof for 70mm nitro powder cartridges in 2013.

Approximate barrel measurements at date of publication:
Nominal Proof Size
Bore Diameter 9" from Breech
Minimum Wall Thickness
Choke Constriction
Right Barrel
18.7mm
(0.736")
0.737"
0.024" at 9" from muzzle
0.010" (IC)
Left Barrel
18.7mm
(0.736")
0.735"
0.029"
0.031" (IM)
The Straight Hand Stock and Splinter Forend are crafted from highly figured walnut. The stock is 'stocked to the fences', lightly cast-off for a right-handed shot, features a vacant white metal oval, well-defined drop points and is finished with a ľ" leather covered recoil pad. The forend features a finely engraved steel forend tip.
Highly Figured walnut
The 20 lines per inch chequering is to the normal sidelock pattern
The stock is finished with a traditional linseed oil based preparation as used on best guns by one of the top English makers. This finish uses no grain fillers to achieve its deep, smooth lustre, only many hours of alternate build and flatting off of the surface.
Approximate stock measurements at date of publication:
Pull to Heel
Pull to Bump
Pull to Centre
Pull to Toe
14 1/2"
14 5/8"
14 5/8"
15"
Drop at Comb
Drop at Face
Drop at Heel
1 7/16"
1 5/8"
2 1/8"
Cast at Comb
Cast at Heel
Negligible
1/4" Approximate
For the purposes of these measurements, 'Drop at Face' is the 'drop' measurement taken on a line perpendicular to the 
line joining the trigger and centre of the butt at approximately 8" from the trigger (front trigger on a double trigger gun).
Patents Exhibited include:
Southgate lockwork, ejector and interceptor sear patent no 12314 of 1889; 
'Purdey Bolt' patent no. 1104 of 1863;
'Scott Spindle' patent no. 2752 of 1865;
Mills 3rd bite patent no 4980 of 1878; 
Southgate's ejector trip patent no 8239 of 1893 
and Anson's forend fastener patent no. 3791 of 1872.

