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Reilly cartridges

Reilly made cartridges for center break guns from 1860 on. They have been found in digs in Canada . His foreman John Baker took out a patent for finishing cartridges in 1861 as detailed above. He did not have the cartridges made for him by someone. And he was a rival for Eley. Here is a Reilly Patent turnover/crimper made by James Dixon:


Cartridges were a major revenue producer for Reilly (as mentioned above when discussing pin-fires). Let me repost these to put it in one place:

John Baker's 1861 patent for Reilly:


And an ad for Baker's system from 1862:


E.M. Reilly & Co. pin-fire cartridge head stamping:


Drawing of E.M Reilly & Co. center fire cartridges found in an archeological dig in Canada:

Last edited by Argo44; 02/01/20 10:53 AM.
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