SXS40, here's the story on Terry's 8 bore. I got an email from him after I posted this line discussing the 8bore being sold at Rock Island. He asked me to give his 8 bore a little publicity too. That's why I posted it above. I got emails from readers of DGS about the gun. So voila...it was assessed at $1200-$1800 and went for $2700, still a bargain as 8 bores go. Terry should have asked me to be his advertising agent when he started liquidating his collection.
Just for my records, could you give the SN's of your Reilly's in the photo again, starting from the top and any address on the barrels/ribs? Any patent use numbers would be interesting. I think I have all of them but I know there's one of your guns I've missed someplace.
Gene Williams
I have them from top to bottom:
26537 - No rib address; left barrel E M Reilly Gun And Rifle Manufactures, 20 ga. SxS shotgun (rebored rifle?) U-L, hammer gun; (Buffum) (HWK). (I884). (Terry had this SN as 26557 in his list of guns sent to auction - but Amoskeag had it as 26537 in their advertisement at the sale. Which is it?) (Reilly's "3"'s and "5"'s can be difficult to distinguish).
24850 - Rebarrelled. No name. 12ga. Shotgun SxS. Steel Barrels by Norwich. Top lever, side lock. (Buffum) (1883)
22093 - E.M. Reilly & Co., (no address mentioned). 12ga. Shotgun SxS. Steel barrels, U-L, Hammer gun. Thomas Woodward action. (Buffum). (1879)
21761 - E.M. Reilly & Co., New Oxford Street, London & Rue Scribe, Paris. 500BPE. snap U-L, hammer gun. (1879)
14985 - E.M. Reilly & Co., Oxford Street, London. 16 ga. Shotgun SxS; Sidelock, U-L hammer gun, (Buffum). (1868)
15287 - E.M. Reilly & Co., Oxford Street, London. 12ga. Shotgun SxS; U-L, hammer gun. (Buffum). (1868) (this was 15287 on Terry's list but Amoskeag advertised it as 15283...which is it?)
I recall that you also have these two:
27750 - E.M. Reilly & Co., 277 Oxford Street, London. 12 ga. SxS. Whitworth steel barrels. bar-in-wood, push forward U-L, hammer gun.(SXS40) (late 1885)
..7869 - J.C. Reilly, New Oxford St. London; 12 ga; Shotgun; SxS; hammer gun, muzzle loader (Buffum). (1855, J.C. Reilly "7000" series)
