There is a Reilly M-H in 32 bore - .52 caliber - for sale on Guns International. It came out of South Africa. The seller graciously provided photos of the proof marks. Can anyone shed light on the "T" on the barrel? Is my speculation right that this might be Belgian proof?
https://www.gunsinternational.com/g...rting-rifle-577-450.cfm?gun_id=103551066
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Here is my response to the Seller:

Leo, many thanks for this from a historian's prospective. It has Birmingham proofs meaning in general it was marketed not build by Reilly. The proofs are from 1875 to 1897 (as a rifle - no shotgun markings). 32 bore - .52 caliber. The address 16 New Oxford Street means it was made/engraved after November 1881 when the numbering system along Oxford Street changed. The engraving does not look "Reilly" but is not the machined bullet patterns found on most M-H's. The "EW" will likely be the Birmingham barrel finisher. I do not know what the "T" beside it means but it could be Belgian export proof mark for the barrels. Not sure of this. It has no Braendlin crossed flags or MH patent marks indicatiing it was made after the expiration of those patents - the Henry in 1878 and probably the Martini action in 1882. But I've not been able to get more info on these patents.

I'm going to enclose the chapter in the Reilly history on doublegunshop.com on Martini-Henry just FYI. And thanks again.
https://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=436538&page=94

Last edited by Argo44; 04/03/26 08:21 PM.
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