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. . . . .*31Ba – March 1858 – Petition on Prince; Note the qualifying phrase, "And having beyond no interest whatever in Mr. Prince's breech-loader..."
"The Field", 24 April 1858


For the benefit of internet searches, the signers were:
-- John Blanch & Sons
-- John Blissett
-- Wm Bishop
-- B. Denver
-- Geo Fuller
-- J. Greenfield
-- E. London
-- John Manton and Son
-- Moore and Woodward
-- Saml Nock and Co.
-- Parker Field and Son
-- Henry Tatham
-- Henry Wilkinson

. . . . .*31Bb – (photo Bonhams) (SN 10438 found on inside of the hammer): - First Extant Reilly-made Prince


. . . . .*31Bc - SN 10782: SN 10782, "Reilly, New Oxford Street, London" on the rib (Photo Michael Dlong):


. . . . .*31Bd – SN 10811 - Reilly & Co., Oxford Street, London. .25 bore (sic) (probably .577), single barrel breech-loader hammer gun, Frederic Prince Patent (1st use of "Oxford St." and "Reilly & Co.”)


. . . . .*31Bf – SN 11118. (Photo Antnony Cribb). SN is difficult to read...but this is pretty typical auction house "expertise" - they identified the number as "8771" (sic) but had the SN inverted and didn't look further. Auction houses are exerts...right?



. . . . .*31Be – SN 11645, (photo Thomas Delmar)


. . . . .*31Ca – 1st ad specifically advertising Westley-Richards.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Black’s guide 1870. . . . . . . . . . . . Black’s Guide 1871 (No Napoleon III - Battle of Sedan Sep 1870)


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