Research that challenges long-held beliefs and the status quo usually gets brickbats, slings and arrows and there have been enough of these thrown at this line (to be expected). This Reilly .500 BPE SN 19954 just sold. The vendor graciously mentioned the research done here. This is gratifying. Thanks. (Note: This gun may be the first extant Reilly with a top lever.)
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/910907588

Provenance: The Malcolm King Collection; Sold by Bonhams at London, Knightsbridge as lot number 64 on April 2nd, 2008; Thanks to Gene Williams for conducting the painstaking research into E.M. Reilly's history, serial numbers, and production chronology.

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Last edited by Argo44; 10/07/21 11:23 PM.

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