I meant no disrespect to Jonny by misspelling his name; I no longer insult people online but if I did, it would be more articulate.

The Reilly box lock featured in the above Simon/Jonny publicity is in fact SN 136527. This was subject of a previous Simon/Jonny video about 5 years ago where they took it out and compared it to one of the London best-makers. Can't find the link for the moment. It is for sale at the upcoming sealed bid auction (below link).
https://www.holtsauctioneers.com/as...++7103+&refno=++246065&saletype=

However, the key here is this SN'd gun is not a "Reilly." It is a Rigss production post 1922 made for the trade in Birmingham. Holt's and Simon know this - the dating chart was sent several times. (And I do appreciate Jonny's enthusiasm - he is fun and his talk about guns is infectious if not particularly educational - that is the mark of a good salesman).

Gene Williams

Edit: Jonny has a video about French guns - it's for "members only" but would like to see what he has to say about them - doubt it has merit;

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