= *50 – 1863-1868: Reilly - Green Brothers Patent Breech Loader: FOOTNOTES =

*50 Reilly and the Green Brothers Patent Breech Loader:

. . . . .*50a action advertised by “The Field” and displayed at Reilly’s shop in summer 1861.
. . . . . . . . . .16 May 1861, “The Field”
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. . . . .*50b In April 1863 Reilly announced in the UK Press that he now owned manufacturing rights to the Green Bros rifle
. . . . . . . . . .1st ad announcement 23 Apr 1863
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. . . . .*50c March 1864, while the Scheswig War was still raging, Reilly had the Green Bros Patent breech-loader ready for testing per newspaper advertisents.
. . . . . . . . . .London Daily News, 17 Mar 1864
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. . . . . . . . . .1865 advertisements:
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. . . . .*50d A series of press artices that spring and summer touted the gun.

(1). Volunteer Services Gazette, of 12 March 1864:
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(2). 04 April 1864, London Daily News:
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(3). 28 Jul 1864, Morning Post - a report on the beginning of breech loading trials...and first mention of the Snider, which wound up beating out the Green Bros and Reilly for the contract as UK's interim breech loader:
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