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8645 - Pretty Fantastic SxS Muzzle Loader - compared to 8643 - a pretty fantastic SxS Muzzle Loader

Terry Buffum just sent me this reference: Take a look at a great Reilly SxS percussion gun SN 8645 (and also note that RIA got the date 1849 spot on because of the chart on this site):
https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail...on-double-rifle
Manufactured in 1849. Features a blade front sight, three-leaf rear sight (100, 150, and 200 yards), "REILLY. NEW OXFORD STREET. LONDON" signed on top near the breech, classic scroll engraving, a detailed scene of a stag on the patch box, two stags fighting on the trigger guard bow, and a checkered stock with smooth steel buttplate and 13 3/4 inch length of pull. Matching serial numbers are marked on the barrels, breech hooks, forend, and lower tang.
Very good with 90% plus of a the rebrowned finish on the barrel along with attractive twist patterns, strong original blue finish on the protected areas of the trigger guard, light original case colors on the locks and remaining furniture, mostly smooth gray patina on the balance, crisp markings and engraving, and generally only minor wear. The refinished stock is also very good and has mostly crisp checkering with a few worn spots, nice figure and contrast, and some minor marks and scratches. Mechanically excellent. A very attractive early double rifle. Provenance: The Malcolm King Collection.





Now compare it to 8643 sold a few years ago - Reilly could make some guns back then - (and I don't believe for a minute that "E.M" was on that gun...James Julia probably just upgraded "Reilly" to "EM.")
http://jamesdjulia.com/item/lot-1361-e-m...nal-case-40673/

E. M. REILLY PERCUSSION DOUBLE EXPRESS RIFLE WITH ORIGINAL CASE. SN 8463. Cal. .390 Groove diameter. 5-Groove Enfield type rifling. Approximately 1 turn in 50″. Unusual 24″ stepped octagonal barrels have extremely heavy breeches. “Reilly, New Oxford Street. London.” is engraved on narrow sunken top rib. Rear express sight is mounted on island base, has one standing, two folding leaves, plus an additional long ladder blade with very fine U-notches for precision shooting. German silver front blade is inset in raised front boss. Bottoms of bbls have London proofs and SN. Hickory ramrod has brass tip and tail, and is held by one long plain pipe mounted with sling eye. There is a retaining boss at front end of bbls which engages groove in ramrod tip. Barrels are made of unusual broad patterned skelp twist. Case hardened patent breeches have SNs on hooks, and vented platinum “blow-outs”. What appear to be original, square shouldered nipples are deeply set into fences. Breech iron is engraved with very nicely cut open scroll. Front action locks with high rounded serpentine hammers, are separated from bbls in Westley Richards fashion. Locks are engraved with more open scroll, as are hammers, which terminate in stylized dolphins heads. Lockplates are also engraved “Reilly London” and have vignettes of game; a recumbent stag on left, and running stag on right. There are silver flash guards between breech iron and lockplates. Scroll engraved trigger plate has circular finial. Trigger guard bow is engraved with another running stag. SN is on grip.





Last edited by Argo44; 11/14/20 08:00 PM.
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