Reilly probably did not make this air-gun - no SN - he did not serial number air-guns. Perhaps he made the air-chamber; EM discussed pressures he was obtaining in the 1847 pamphlet. Yet it seems to have Reilly engraving, This is the first air-gun of this type which has come to light which is why it's posted here: (dated between April 1847 and August 1858 per address on the rib, not 1840). (The fake hammer is interesting).

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A CASED 40 AND 60-BORE COMBINATION STOCK-RESERVOIR ENGLISH TAP-LOADING AIR-RIFLE, UNSIGNED, no visible serial number,
circa 1840, possibly by E.M Reilly, with two 30in. interchangeable barrels, one in micro-rifled 60-bore, the other a smoothbore 40-bore, open sights for the rifled barrel and bead fore-sight for the shot barrel, border and scroll engraved receiver with tap-loading action, dummy 'hammer' side cocking piece and rotating safety catch, shagreen covered stock air-reservoir, in its original mahogany case lined and compartmented in green baize and complete with an in-line pump with detachable handle, the pump body signed 'REILLY 502 NEW OXFORD STREET, LONDON', a brass double-cavity ball-mould signed 'CHAS INGRAM' and with automatic sprue-cutter and a selection of shot, the inner case lid with remnants of a parchment trade-label, lacking ramrod

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Believe Chas Ingram is Charles Ingram of Glasgow. Fact he made a ball mould, however doesn't establish provenance of the gun.
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Last edited by Argo44; 02/25/26 07:54 PM.
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