Thanks Mike. 16720 was previously sold at Holts:
https://auctions.holtsauctioneers.c...+++720+&refno=++157189&saletype=
Holt’s noted the right side of the action was stamped with an Indian arsenal inventory number '482' below 'SARUN'.

The dating chart has it being numbered in summer (mid) 1870. 26” barrels were one of the standard Reilly rifle barrel lengths (usually 24”, 26” or 28” although 22” were available).

I don’t have a record of the address on the gun, possibly because it is so worn. It should be either 315 Oxford Street or 502 New Oxford Streat (or a variation of these addresses) and with posibly 2 rue Scribe, Paris.

The pistol grip is standard for Reilly big bore rifles (and for shotguns 10 gauge or larger) although straight stocks were optional.

It has non-rebounding hammers – normal for this time period. The first Reilly with original rebounding hammers is 15126 from 1868. However, many guns were still being built with non-rebounding hammers and pin-fires continued to be popular up to as late as 1872.

The hammers have very short noses on them. Reilly centerfires early on used noseless hammers as advertised in the 1867 Paris Universelle Fair and although Reilly also used conventional nose guns, noseless hammers seem to be very popular from 1867-1870. Here are a few:

Hope you’re enjoying North Carolina – a lot different from Alaska one would expect.

Gene Williams

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