.JB. Very nice. 12 bore? hammer gun muzzle loader. I assume the serial number is 12920, should be 1863. The engraving is unusual in that Reilly rarely engraved animals or fowl on his guns.
I am curious about the case label. The label is scolloped and looks original. An 1863 label should be a variant of the generic post 1859 trade label (see the post on labels in the Reilly line). The label is difficult to make out but It looks like it might have the 502 Oxford Street building on it which would be pre 1859. I'm wondering if the serial number of the ramrod is the same as the gun? If the gun matches the trade label on the case and the label has that building and is original, its SN should be 11100 or less. Do you have a picture of the label and of the SN on the gun? (Of course there's always the possibility that the gun has been mated with a different case or the label has been replaced).
Last edited by Argo44; 05/31/18 02:15 PM.
