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Well, there has been one quite educational response (very Tennesseean) to the above assertion. i.e. that Reilly built those four pin-fire breech loaders from 1856-1858.

I'd like to go back to the obvious though. Without this line of research, no-one would have a clue about when those four guns were made. Just dating the guns and labels was a major academic accomplishment. and was the initial goal of this line.

The next few posts will deal with
-- Reilly and the post Enfield 1853 percussion rifle,
-- Reilly and breech loading military style rifles 1855-1860,
-- the 1858 opening of a new manufacturing facility at 315 Oxford Street with an attached shooting gallery
-- several changes in the names of the company
-- changes in the labels...

Taking the story up to 1861

- and take a look at the paragraph added to the Crystal Palace exhibition; I decided I could not leave out the enormous impact Colt had on British manufacturing. It effected Reilly later on.

And as always if someone believes Reilly was only a RETAILER during this period...please post the evidence.

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Last edited by Argo44; 05/08/22 11:15 AM.
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