Here are some Reilly's which have been posted on the internet, by auction houses or individuals, with no serial numbers and often no address on the ribs Some of them are very beautiful guns and the links worth looking at if you have a moment on a rainy day. It's frustrating not to have some of the fundamental information on these guns (for a historian).
xxxxx - (1830-40’s?)
Address: J.C. REILLY, 316 HIGH HOLBORN STREET, LONDON
Description: 0 bore, percussion, muzzle loading shotgun; no visible serial number, circa 1845, with twist-iron 36in. re-browned barrels, the top-rib signed 'J.C. REILLY, 316 HIGH HOLBORN LONDON', bead fore-sight, scroll engraved rib-end at breech, scroll engraved 'plugs', engraved top-tang, borderline and scroll engraved bar-action locks signed 'REILLY', scroll engraved dolphin-headed hammers,
Comment: No photos.
https://www.proxibid.com/aspr/J-C-REILLY-LONDON/22392046/LotDetail.asp?lid=22392046xxxxx - 1830’s?) (Pistol)
Address: Joseph Charles Reilly, 316 High Holborn, London.
Description: This .50 caliber pistol with a 10-inch octagonal barrel measures 15-inches in overall length. Wood ramrod with flared brass cap, brass section at rear unscrews exposing the worm. London proof marks. Platinum blowout plug on nipple drum. One barrel key with oval silver escutcheons. The brown Damascus finish slightly worn. Nicely grained walnut half-stock with bag grip and black horn forend cap; oval silver thumbpiece.
Comment: Pistol looks similar to 172, Reilly dueling pistols.
http://www.aaawt.com/html/firearms/f296.htmlxxxx (1840’s?)
Address: JOSEPH CHARLES REILLY 316 HIGH HOLBORN LONDON
Description: A fine classical English iron mounted half stocked double barreled hunting gun c. 1840 by Joseph Charles Reilly with butt cap, trigger guard, and locks finely engraved with English scroll, c. 71 cm. long barrels in calibre c. 16,5 cm. marked on the strap JOSEPH CHARLES REILLY 316 HIGH HOLBORN LONDON.
Comment: Beautiful engraving with a classic Reilly stock..the markers are there very early. He made this gun. I want it.
https://www.barnebys.com/auctions/lot/32...charles-reilly/xxxxx - (1853?); (very similar to 11651) (Reilly Enfield?)
Address: Reilly, Oxford Street, London.
Description. .577? Muzzle loading, percussion, rifle, with Enfield like sights. No details (Polish site)…
Comments: This might be a sporting Enfield. Patch box in butt. Beautiful work!! Very similar to 11651)
http://www.dobrybazar.sk/detail/predam-perkusnu-gulovnicu-reilly-new-oxford-streetxxxxx - (1860?) (very like 14115 & 15129)
Address: E.M REILLY & Co, NEW OXFORD STREET, LONDON
Description: 12 Bore pinfire hammergun; 32” barrels; non-rebounding locks. Circa 1860; underlever action.
Comments: Not sure when under levers began to be used…will look up the patent though this cold have been adde later.
http://www.gunseekers.co.uk/South-East-K...RGUN---4305.htmxxxxx- (1863?)
Address: E.M REILLY (address not stated)
Description: English 1863 E.M.Reilly 12ga double barrel percussion shotgun in excellent working order. The actions are crisp and tight, the English walnut stock is in excellent shape and the gun is very nice overall. Good quality replacement ramrod, otherwise everything original. Also included is a letter from the Tower of London stating it's authenticity. It belonged to one family that migrated in the 1880s via sailing ship to America, then by wagon to Montana.
Comments: FANTASTIC story - makes you want to buy the gun. (there's that old adage - buy the gun, not the story) (Then again...from the looks it might be true).
http://www.armslist.com/posts/302292/ark...loading-shotgunxxxxx - (post 1860)
Address: E.M.REILLY &Co. 502 & 315 OXFORD STREET LONDON
Description: Reilly browned 11 ga, .577 percussion S/S Cape Gun. 25" Damascus barrels. Bar action locks. Chequered wrist & fore-end with professionally repaired crack to wrist. Extensive engraving to locks, tang, triggerguard. Gun has a new set of replacement hammers which are still to be fitted.
Comment:
http://www.classicarms.co.za/default.php?ipkCat=41&sid=41xxxxx (very similar to 13590)
Name: E.M. Reilly & Co. , London
Descriptions: Cal. 4 bore. (1.015 bore diameter, 1.120 groove diameter. Two groove). 26" Tapered octagon twist bbl is mounted with one standing leaf rear, and "certifiable antique elephant ivory" blade front sight. Top flat is engraved "E. M. Reilly & Co. London". Bottom flat is stamped with Birmingham black powder proof. Case hardened patent breech is engraved with large open scroll. Case hardened breech iron with integral fence is engraved with large shaded scroll. Large bar action lockplate is mounted with tall, round bodied, slightly serpentine hammer. Hammer and lockplate are engraved with more large open scroll. "E. M. Reilly & Co" is on front portion of plate. Trigger plate is mounted with germanic type double set triggers, and trigger must be set before lock can be cocked. Trigger guard with squared bow has shell finial, and is also scroll engraved. probably South African restocking
Comment: Terry Buffum collection.
http://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots/E-M-...-e_m-15.3-juliaxxxxx - (?)
Address: E. M. REILLY (address not mentioned/photographed)
Description: pin fire 12ga, by E. M. REILLY, Fastlock push and drop action, nicely browned Damascus barrels, good grade wood, genuine antique, no licence required
Comment:
http://www.gunstar.co.uk/e-m-reilly-co-side-by-side-pin-fire-12-bore-gauge-shotgun/Shotguns/803128xxxxx - (1870?) (See 16607) (Reilly Snider)
Address: E.M. REILLY & Co, 502 NEW OXFORD St., LONON
Description: high quality breech-loading rifle was built by the London company, E.M.Reilly in about 1875, for shooting big game. The gun fires a massive .750 cartridge, enough
Comment: Sniders adopted in 1865 - Brit army officer bought their own for hunting to use issue ammo. this one has a lot bigger cartridge though. First Snider with a SN is 16607
http://www.brlsi.org/museum-collections/online-museum/weaponry/17486xxxxx - (1870?) (See 16607) (Reilly-Snider)
Address: E.M. REILLY & Co, 502 NEW OXFORD St., LONON
Description: .577 Snider high quality breech-loading rifle was built by the London company, E.M.Reilly in about 1875, for shooting big game. The gun fires a massive .750 cartridge, enough
Comment: Sniders adopted in 1865. “The .577 Snider was the backbone of the Canadian Militia for decades.”
http://levergunscommunity.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=46996xxxxx - (1882-86)
Name: E.M. Reilly & Co., 277 Oxfort Street, London and Rue Scribe, Paris
Descriptions: I just added this nice EM Reilly to my gun safe the other day. A gent in Texas had it for sale. 28-inch barrels, hammers are non rebounding, perfect bores, nicely engraved on the action, rib, and sight leaves, Jones under lever and heel and toe plates. Should be fun to shoot and not too difficult to come up with an accurate loa
Comment: Frustrating; beautifully cased gun but no SN, no description in the post. the label can’t be made out from the photo. But this heavy bore rifle has the 277 address (1882 on) and the Paris address (before 1886). It looks remarkably like 23746 above.
http://www.calpappas.com/2014/05/double-rifles.htmlxxxxx - (1875?)
Name: E.M. REILLY, (on case 502 OXFORD STREET, LONDON)
Description: E.M. Reilly 16 Bore muzzleloading rifle built for an Indian Maharajah.
Comment: Highly ornate case with brass inlay done in India.
http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=4421.0xxxxx - (1875-1890?) (Reilly Martini) (It’s possible Reilly quit putting Reilly SN’s on Martini’s shortly after making 17414)
Name: E.M. Reilly & Co, New Oxford Street, London & Rue Scribe, Paris
Description: Martini action serial 10889. Danish gun. .450 cal bore (classic Martini-Henry), Black powder, Ely 3 1/4 Express.
Comment:
http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=270014&start=20xxxxx - (1870’s?)
Name: E.M. Reilly & co, 502 New Oxford Street, London (case) (branch office at 315 Oxford Str, and Rue Scribe Paris. (features gold and silver medals won at the 1867 Paris fair)
Description: No description but from excellent photos looks to be a classic big bore double pin-fire.
Comment:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1737606353125407.1073741883.1690234751195901&type=3http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1328698-E-M-Reilly-amp-Co-Riflexxxxx - (1880’s?)
Name: Not mentioned.
Description: E.M.Reilly bar-in wood 12 bore with Whitworth steel barrels circa 1885 with 2 3/4" chambers,30" mod. and full and nitro proofed. It has a large capital "B" in 24 carat gold where the oval
Comment: This is Terry Lubinski’s gun…He could add more info including SN, and address on rib, etc.
http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=191402&page=allxxxxx - (1870’s-80’s?)
Name: E.M. Reilly & Co New Oxford Street London & Rue Scribe Paris
Description: Double barrel, percussion hammer gun. semi-pistol grip with case.
Comment: French web site.
http://fraysse.net/listings/carabine-exp...-coups-calibre/xxxxx - (1880’s?)
Name: E.M. Reilly & Co., 277 Oxfort Street, London and Rue Scribe, Paris
Description: Looks like a big-bore double barrel rifle: “I just added this nice EM Reilly to my gun safe the other day. A gent in Texas had it for sale. 28-inch barrels, hammers are non rebounding, perfect bores, nicely engraved on the action, rib, and sight leaves, Jones under lever and heel and toe plates. Should be fun to shoot and not too difficult to come up with an accurate load.”
Comment:
http://www.calpappas.com/2014/05/double-rifles.htmlxxxxx - (1880’s-90's?)
Name: E.M. Reilly
Description: E.M. Reilly 12 bore double gun w damascus barrels. Pics only with case. Text says the proof marks show it is "post 1891 but pre WWI" per the text.
Comment: Can’t read the case label but it looks like the classic 502, 315, Rue Scribe type of label. It so, it is likely a reprint because Rue Scribe closed in 1886.
http://www.calpappas.com/2014/05/double-rifles.htmlxxxxx - (1880’s?)
Name: E.M.Reilly & Co with London & Paris
Descriptions: Cased Cape Gun; 12 bore 30" 174 Side by side damascus barrel + rifled in .577 express cal.
Comment: Nr. 169 in the New Zealand auction, Beautiful gun but frustrating lack of information. I’ve included it because of the below gun also with no SN but both the 16 Oxford Street (post 1882) and Rue Scribe (Pre 1886) dates. I have a feeling both guns belonged to the same owner and probably were purchased together.
http://gunauction.co.nz/catalogues/38.pdfxxxxx - (1880’s?)
Name: E.M.Reilly & Co. 16 New Oxford Street London & Paris
Descriptions: New Zealand Double barrel muzzle loading?(in a break down rifle??), percussion, hammer gun; Damascus steel 27 1/2” 8 bore SxS rifles.
Comment: The description give me some problems. It sure looks like a pin-fire to me. But those address are significant…no photos. Item 197.
http://gunauction.co.nz/catalogues/39.pdfxxxxx - (early 1880?’s)
Name: E.M. REILLY & CO OXFORD St.T LONDON (502 New Oxford Street, London on case label)
Description: Heavy, rifled, blued, round, 13 mm cal. barrel, checkered at the rib, signed "E.M. REILLY & CO OXFORD St.T LONDON", with adjustable rear-sight and foresight; backward spring lock, finely engraved with floral motifs, receiver and mounts en suite; a lever under the receiver; wooden stock checkered at the neck and palm rest, wooden fore-end. In a wooden case covered with linen and lined with blue cloth, some tools.
Comnent: Label on case may have the Paris address - not clear
http://www.czernys.auction.fr/_en/lot/a-cased-breech-loading-rifle-by-e-m-reilly-co-3111416xxxxx - (1885?)
Name: EM REILLY, LONDON (NFI)
Description: BLNE, 2 1/2", 30" beautiful nitro proved Damascus choked Cyl/Full. 15" lightly figured wood to ebony butt plate. Action has gone grey with beaded lip fences and an elegant long top lever. 6 1/2lbs cased.
Comnent: Steel barrels, “modern” side plates.
http://www.hillrodandgun.com/archivepicture.php?id=12587xxxxx - (mid 1880’s?)
Name: E. M. Reilly & Co. London marked, manufactured for Oaks & Co. Madres (India).
Description: Classic full side lock double-barrel 12ga shotgun with Damascus pattern barrels by E. M. Reilly & Co. London marked, manufactured for Oaks & Co. Madres (India). The gun shows 30-1/8” barrels, 46-1/2” overall with stock measuring approx. 14-7/8 from the front trigger to the end of the horn rubber buttplate. The gun shows standard extractors. The water table shows a series of English proofs and reproofs, 2-1/2” chamber, 3 grams black powder, 1-1/8 oz of shot. Proofed to 3 tons. Left barrel marked 740, right barrel marked 719. The gun shows a quality bank note scroll engraved frame with nicely rebrowned barrels showing 90% thinning, correct color old tobacco brown restored finish. The action has been lightly polished a satin grey, the top of the frame is marked “Ellis & Scots Patent” by the release lever.
Comnent: With all the patent numbers, should be able to date this gun..no serial number though.
http://www.icollector.com/Classic-full-s...lly-Co_i8787083xxxxx - (1880)?
Name: E.M REILLY (no address mentioned) (best gun)
Description: Made for Maharana Sri Natwarsinji. 8 bore double rifle. 28” barrels. 3 1/4 chamber. sights for 50, 100, 150, 200 yards.
Comnent: Spanish site - have to sign on to see the photos. Fue fabricado especialmente para un principe hindú: H.H.Maharana Shree Warhatsincji Loonanara
http://www.cazayarmas.org/t7127-e-m-reilly-a-la-altura-de-los-mejoresxxxxx - (1880’s?) Best hammer gun
Name: E.M REILLY (address not mentioned)
Description: 12 gauge, classic hammer pigeon gun, beautifully engraved. 31” nitro proofed steel barrels with Briley Chokes and 3” chambers; Double triggers; extractor; splinter forearm pistol grip,
Comnent: All that info…no SN or address off the rib. (scroll down alphabetically)
http://www.stevebarnettfineguns.com/asp-bin/archivedetail.asp?ID=6191
