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1859 Reilly Berringer Style pin-fire

In 1859 Reilly had four pin-fires at the July 1859 “The Field” muzzle-loader vs Breech-Loader trials. At least two were Lefaucheaux center-break guns using the Lefaucheaux style under-forend lever, probably a short lever. However speculate that at least one was an around-the- trigger-guard lever “Beringer Style.” Here is an 1860 book which has a sketch of such a Reilly. Sketch was probably made in 1859.
https://books.google.com/books?id=gVIBAA...lly&f=false
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Compare it to the gun below Reilly pin-fire shotgun (No SN mentioned in the ad). It’s an 1859-60 Beringer style Lefaucheaux center-break gun, and obviously a classy one made in 315 Oxford Street. It is so similar to the sketch that it could be the actual gun in the sketch (except the gun in the sketch is strange - two hammers, one trigger). Reilly did not make a lot of the “German style” trigger guards.

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Last edited by Argo44; 09/05/21 09:55 AM.
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