The Guntrader.uk web site is cumbersome to use. You cannot search the database using a key word. In fact the only way to search for an obscure maker like Reilly is to use google and search "guntrader Reilly." (I mentioned this to one of their moderators a couple of years ago and got roundly insulted for the effort; I guess some are thin-skinned - wouldn't last a day on this board).

This said, the following advertisement has just been posted with a note "Image coming soon."
https://guntrader.uk/guns/shotguns/reilly-e-m/side-by-side/12-gauge/hammer-250908121725007

Deactivated: E.M Reilly, SxS hammer-gun Shotgun; 12 gauge; 30" barrels, two triggers. 14 1/2" LOP, chamber 2 1/2", no ejector. Serial Number 10448.

10448 would date to late 1857. If this is a break-action Lefaucheux-type gun it could add substantially to the Reilly SN database: I've sent the following note to the seller: Hope to hear back with more details:

Sir, in reference to the Reilly SxS SN 10448: Photos have not yet been posted. However, this serial number should date to late 1857-early 1858.
1) What is the name and address on the rib?
2) Is this a break-action shotgun or a percussion gun?
3) If the former, is this a pin-fire shotgun and is it a forward facing Lefaucheaux type lever or around the tirgger-guard lever?
4). Could you please confirm the SN which should be on the tang behind the trigger guard, on the action flats (if it is center-break) and on the barrel. Many thanks. Gene Williams, McLean, Virginia

It turns out to be SN 20320, a 12 ga, SxS, T-L hammer-gun with a very long top lever - must less interesting.
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Last edited by Argo44; 09/19/25 09:28 AM.
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