There is a Swinburn rifle marketed by Reilly for sale by Holts. All Swinburne's were made by Abingdon in Birmingham. This is the first Reilly Swinburn with a picture. There is a highly engraved example in the Royal Arms collection. There is a paragraph on Reilly's marketing of this rifle in the history Chapter IX, 54.
https://www.holtsauctioneers.com/as...+++729+&refno=++230969&saletype=
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The following comment was sent to Holt's:

Sirs: Just an observation: This Reilly Swinburn cannot be 1890. The Swinburn action was patented in 1872 and all production was done by Abingdon Works Co. Ltd., Birmingham. Reilly’s first advertisement for a Swinburn rifle (which he misspelled) is from October 1875. The Reilly 315 Oxford Street address changed to 277 Oxford Street in November 1881. The rifle is likely from the mid-1870's. Gene Williams.

Last edited by Argo44; 05/26/25 11:20 PM.
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