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*25 1856-1867: Reilly Begins Building Break Action Pin-Fire Guns

. . . . .*25a First datable Reilly advertisements for "Fusils a Bascule."
16 Aug 1856, "The Law Journal
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. . . . . *25b 12 bore pin-fire rifle shell stamped "Reilly, London" and dated 1855. (Photo Aaron Newcomber)
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. . . . . *25c SN 10054 discussed below:
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. . . . . *25d 26 December 1857 edition of "The Field" a long letter from E.M. was published detailing the state of the center-break pin-fire gun controversy.
text of Reilly's letter to "The Field" published 26 Dec 1857
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. . . . .*25e E.M. stated that until about summer 1857 most of his sales of pin-fire breech-loaders were sold as "curiosities."
26 Dec 1857, “The Field”
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. . . . . *25f June 1857 he had 100 center-break breech-loaders in various states of build and ready to be customized.
26 Jun 1857, “The Field”
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. . . . . *25g SN 12543: What's interesting is how close the 1978 auction house got to the date of that gun. They said 1860-65. Our chart reads Late 1862
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