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25711. (1883)




Excuse me? $27,500-42,500? are those US dollars?

MASSIVE 8 BORE E. M. REILLY DOUBLE RIFLE WITH CASE AND AMMUNITION, SUBJECT OF DOUBLE GUN JOURNAL ARTICLE.
SN 25711. Cal. 8 Bore. (.850 Groove diameter, 11 grooves). 3-1/4″ Chambers. 28″ Fine Damascus bbls are fitted with broad file cut matted rib (with dolls head extension), holding one standing, three folding leaf express rear, and small silver bead front, sights. Tops of bbls are engraved “E. M. Reilly & Co” and “502 New Oxford St. London”. Bbl flats are stamped with London black powder proofs for 9 bore, and with SN. A large sling eye is soldered to bottom rib. Robust round bodied underlever action is fitted with peninsula back locks having large rebounding round bodied serpentine hammers, and front sliding safety bolts which engage at half cock. Rifle was originally of very plain finish with only border engraving and a few sprays of scroll around pin holes on locks. Rifle has had extensive gold damascened embellishment consisting of 3/4″ floral and foliate bands at muzzles with 1/8″ bands around breeches, as well as line and beaded borders on action and locks which also have some extra areas embellished with scroll. Top of right bbl was also damascened “H. H. Maharana Shree Warhatsingji Loonawara”
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