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1918-22 - Charles Riggs

Edit: This post has been extensively changed; and as it was posted at the time, is wrong on several points. Riggs did not take over the Reilly name until August 1922. See P.20 etc.

Take a look at the 3rd post on page one which has a highly detailed history of the Reilly's from 1780 to 1904, much of it never published before. Here is the history of Reilly from 1904 on...cribbed mostly from TRW999 on this site; I have not looked at newspaper ads etc. to verify this; the internet can be an endless circle of disinformation but I trust TRW999's research:

In 1903 277 Oxford Street was vacated prior to re-building, and the firm was recorded at 295 Oxford Street.

From 1903 to 1912 the firm was at 295 Oxford Street.

In 1912 E M Reilly & Co Ltd was recorded at 13 High Street, Marylebone. The directors of this limited company were H Reilly and C W Roberts (see page 16 for information about the Reilly bankruptcy).

In 1917 (edit: actually 1922) the company ( E M Reilly) was bought by Charles Riggs & Co. Per TRW999 It is believed Charles Riggs worked for James Kerr (& Co) of London (see also London Armoury Co). Charles Riggs & Co ceased trading in 1966. (No further info on the source of this information) (it would be interesting to research the fate of Reilly's two sons after this sale...probably worked as gunsmiths or gun repairers someplace).
http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=333352

Riggs was located at 107 Bishopsgate, London E3. He stamped his names on a lot of guns as “C. Riggs” apparently including BSA SMLE Enfields per the following.



Charles Riggs were a sporting outfitters, that sold, "Everything for Sport and the Sportsman" as well as motors and motorcycles. They were main dealers for everything BSA and had a large stand at Bisley. A catalog exists from the 1920’s with pictures of the shop front with all the BSA advertising, the gun department, works and offices and even the managing director.

Such was Reilly’s prestige that Riggs continued to use the Reilly name right up until its own demise. In a 1924 catalog, an ‘introduction’ by Riggs for Reilly guns states “Reilly needs no comment here, having been established for almost 100 years and it’s reputation for craftsmanship and value is a household word.” It is widely reported that Riggs ceased trading in 1966.

Per Gun Digest 2014, today, the E.M. Reilly name is owned by Charlie Pfleer of Hill Rod & Gun, in Bozeman, Montana, a dealer in vintage double guns and guns cases.

Per another site, the name “E M Reilly & Company Gun Manufacturers Ltd” is now owned by Newton & Co (Chartered Accountants) Ranmore House 19 Ranmore Road, Dorking Surrey, RH4 1HE; Tel: 01306 884208; newton-co@tiscali.co.uk. The business is described as “dormant.”

Last edited by Argo44; 10/15/18 12:38 PM.

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