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SN 88, Pair of Duelers, Now the Earliest known Reilly

A gentleman in UK read the Reilly history posted on Diggory Hadoke's on-line magazine Vintagegunjournal and wrote to Diggory. He has a pair of J.C. Reilly Duelers, SN 88 with "Holborn Bars, London" on the barrels. These are now the earliest known Reilly's, which would date per my chart to early 1829 (but could just as well be 1828). The owner believes they were commissioned and bought by his great-great-great grandfather around 1829.





Re-posted below is SN 176, a pair of duelers formerly owned by Terry Buffum, sold about 5 years ago on Amoskeag:
-- the similarity between the two sets of pistols is remarkable (Terry's does not have a safety).
-- Terry always wondered why his two duelers carried identical serial numbers. With the appearance of SN 88, it appears this was the way J.C. Reilly numbered his pairs of pistols.



To have a gun like this come to light is an emotional high....(along with a belated acknowledgement of a term recognized world-wide as standing for excellence and commitment - "ROLL TIDE"!)