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=== *54 1872-1912: Swinburn, Gibbs, Lee-Speed FOOTNOTES ===

*541872-1912 Reilly sells other Military Rifles; Swinburn, Gibbs, Lee-Speed

. . . . .*54a 1st ad for Swinburn:
. . . . . . . . . .02 Oct 1875, “Illustrated London News”


. . . . .*54b Reilly Swinburn in Royal armories (no photo)(below example from Holts)


. . . . .*54c Frederick Selous with a Gibbs-Farquharson:


. . . . .*54d Reilly marketed Gibbs-Farquharson. Note the “1860” date by the auction house, 12 years before the patent was even taken out and 22 years before the numbering of Oxford street changed to 277:
. . . . . . . . . .“circa 1860, with blued tapering round 34in. barrel, the short-rib at breech signed 'METFORD'S PATENT 1331', the top of barrel signed 'E. M. REILLY & CO., 277 OXFORD STREET, LONDON', large dove-tailed and threaded fore-sight block (no fore-sight included), folding ladder rear-sight, slab sided fully scroll engraved receiver (much faded colour-hardening), the left hand side with central oval panel signed 'GEORGE GIBBS, 29 CORN ST., BRISTOL', the right hand side marked at top front edge 'FARQUHARSON'S PATENT 492'.


. . . . .*54e - Ad for Lee Speed
. . . . . . . . . .03 Jun 1893, "Volunteer Services Gazette"


. . . . .*54f H&H Lee-Speed


. . . . .*54g Reilly Lee-Speed 1904-12:


=== *54 1872-1912: Swinburn, Gibbs, Lee-Speed END FOOTNOTES ===