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27570 - 16 bore, top leaver allegedly with "Paris" on the rib.

One of Terry Buffum's guns, an attractive 16 bore top-lever with 30" Damascus barrels, weighing 5 lbs 5 oz, was sold in 2016 by Amoskeag. It allegedly had "E.M. Reilly & Co., 277 Oxford Street, London & Paris" on the rib per Amoskeag. The SN would date it to late 1885. However, per above Reilly' Paris shop at 2 rue Scribe closed around 01 August 1885. I asked Terry about this - he couldn't remember.



This gun along with the (un-matched pair 16ga & 12 ga) two Scott triplex actions 27853 #1 and 27854 #2 which also have simply "Paris" on their ribs, were anomolies in the SN dating chart. The last Reilly with rue Scribe on the rib is 27340 and is used as a marker for July 1885.

27570 is now in Cyril Adam's list of guns to be disposed of. It's been worked on a bit since its sale 4 years ago. I asked Sam Shiller to take a look at the rib. Here is the picture - it has no 'PARIS' on the rib or gun. Scratch that as an anomaly.


Last edited by Argo44; 09/11/20 08:21 PM.
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