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25513 (1883) - 10 bore, 32" barrels, 8lbs 12 oz.

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E.M. REILLY & CO.
A 10-BORE (3 1/4IN.) BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR LIVE PIGEON / WILDFOWLING GUN, serial no. 25513,
circa 1885, 32in. nitro reproved bold damascus barrels, rib with intermediate bead sight and engraved 'E.M. REILLY & CO. 16 NEW OXFORD STREET. LONDON & RUE SCRIBE PARIS' (rubbed), 3 1/4in. chambers, bored approx. full choke in both, left wall thickness at 19, some pits, first pattern Anson & Deeley patent hammerless action, patent no. 1756 of 11th May 1875, use number 4343, rounded fences, slender toplever, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'S' detail, bowed triggerguard, acanthus scroll engraving, brushed bright and reblued finish overall, 14 5/8in. figured Prince of Wales pistolgrip stock with steel pistolgrip stock and 7/8in. rubber recoil pad, bolstered fore-end wood, weight 8lb. 12oz.


They're wrong on the date...again...date is fall 1883, not circa 1885.

This gun is mentioned because of three things -
..1) a historical look at the weight of 10 bores at the time (8lb 12 oz, 32" barrels) for future reference
..2) a pistol grip stock and
..3) the AD patent use number (which Holt's finally has deigned to provide to buyers.....but god help you if you want a picture of the water table or barrel flats):
25513 has AD use number 4343'
25519 has AD use number 3976 - Per the extant gun chart on p.44:

Patent use numbers often make you feel like you fell down Alice's rabbit hole. Don't go there!! Don't try to make sense of them. Unless they make sense.....

Last edited by Argo44; 05/03/21 09:04 PM.

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