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. . . . .*37a – Highly figured stocks collage Note: This observation re Reilly using French walnut comes from 20th century gun writers and once stated, has subsequently been reprinted numerous times. The assumption may be right. However, nowhere in the 1830's press can a comment be found about Reilly stocks. One poem may be an exception.


. . . . .*37b –Parliament looks at complaints from UK Walnut timber owners:
01 May 1843, “Globe”:


. . . . .*37c – UK Importation of Stocks
1 – 10 Apr 1855 – “Morning Chronicle”
2 – 04 Oct 1857 – “Shipping and Mercantile Gazette”
3 – 31 Oct 1859 – “Shipping and Mercantile Gazette”
4 – 21 Apr 1862 – “Shipping and Mercantile Gazette”
5 – 21 Apr 1858 – “Morning Chronicle”


. . . . .*37d – UK stock importation commentary:
1 – 12 Jun 1862 – “The Field”
2 – 16 Feb 1861 – “The Field”
3 – 08 Jun 1862 – “The Field” - South African "Stinkwood" was considered as a replacement for walnut as early as 1840. At the time stock-makers refused to work on the wood saying it was so hard it damaged their tools:


. . . . .*37e – Artisan production capacity for stock-making - see comment on the effect of Colt on the 1851 Crystal Palace Exposition: [/b
03 Sep 1856 - "The Sun" - discusses the new Enfield factory built on the American principle to machine produce guns:


. . . . .[b]*37f – "Straight" or "English" stock
17552 – E.M. Reilly & Co., Oxford Street, London. 13 bore, Shotgun SxS. pin-fire (converted); U-L, hammer gun. – reb87’s 12 bore


. . . . .*37g – Big Bore Fowler pistol grips, Non pistol grips:
1 – 19212 – E.M. Reilly & Co., (address not mentioned); 8 bore, SxS Shotgun, U-L, hammer gun. 14 lbs, 36” brls
2 – 15393 – E.M. Reilly & Co., London and rue Scribe, Paris. 8 bore, SxS shotgun; original CF, U-L, Hammer gun. 36” brls
3 – 18860 - E.M. Reilly & Co., Oxford Street London & rue Scribe. Paris. 4 bore Shotgun SxS. U-L, non-rebounding hammer gun.

4 – 17391 17391 - E.M. Reilly & Co., New Oxford Street, London & rue Scribe, Paris. 8 bore. Shotgun SxS. pin-fire (converted), U-L, hammer gun.
5 – 15625 - E.M. Reilly & Co., 502, New Oxford Street, London, 2, rue Scribe Paris. 4 bore. Shotgun SxS. pin-fire (converted); U-L, hammer gun.


. . . . .*37h– Rifle pistol grips
1 - 8025 – Reilly, New Oxford Street, London; 13 bore, single-barrel Rifle; hammer gun, muzzle loader. (marked Veni, Vidi, Vici)
2 – 8645 - Reilly, New Oxford Street, London; 16 bore, double-rifle, SxS, muzzle loader.
3 – 34221, 34222 - E.M. Reilly & Co., 16, New Oxford Street, London. 16 bore .450. Cape gun SxS. #1&2 of pair.
4 - *11864 – E.M. Reilly & Co., (address not mentioned). 12 bore, .600 cal Cape Gun SxS; hammer gun, muzzle loader
5 – 26781 - E.M. Reilly & Co., 16, New Oxford Street, London & rue Scribe Paris. .360 BPE, SxS rifle. AD Boxlock; W-R "C" fastener, Top Lever.
6 - 25711 – E.M. Reilly & Co., 502, New Oxford St. London. 8 bore. Shotgun SxS. U-L, hammer gun. “H. H. Maharana Shree Warhatsingji Loonawara”.

7 – 15864 - E.M. Reilly & Co., New Oxford St., London. 4 bore SxS rifle. pin-fire, U-L, hammer gun.
8 – 18534 - E.M. Reilly & Co., Oxford Street & rue Scribe, Paris: 8 bore, SxS; rifle; U-L, back-action, non-rebounding hammer gun, 28" barrel.


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