I went back and looked at the two Reillys for sure owned by Cyril (and you guys are the experts). Both have been discussed here and pictures posted. Both are hammer guns. Both these guns wound up in Los Angeles, I speculate to the same collector. For the record:
23574 - 8 lbs - I dated this gun as late 1881. It must have been built to 1882 Hurlingham match weight which was indeed 8 lbs that year.
http://www.vintageguns.co.uk/category/guns/page/13/A beautiful bar-in-wood side-lever 12-bore hammer pigeon gun with two sets of barrels, third bite and scroll engraving. Cased in leather. This was used as his go-to game gun when Cyril Adams (see 24534 another Cyril Adams Briley choked gun) visited the UK for many years.It has been fully restored in England by the best gunmakers and is proofed for modern 2 3/4″ shells. We guarantee it for 12-months
Details
Maker
Stock Number CA56
Type Hammer Guns, Live Pigeon Guns
Gauge 12
Weight
8 lbsStock
Grip Straight Hand
Length to centre 15 1/4"
Length to heel 15 1/4"
Length to toe 15 1/2"
Forend
Catch Hackett Snap
Ejectors None
Barrels
Type Steel
Length 30" both sets
Rib Flat, pigeon type
Chambers 2 3/4" both
Choke Right: Set 1: 3/4 Set 2: Briley
Left: Set 1: Full Set 2: Briley
Serial Number 23574
24534 - 7lbs 8 oz; I date this to late 1882 - likely built it to the then new 1883 Hurlingham rules per his advertisements.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/817298429Extra heavy 1 1/2 oz. London proofs with 3" chambers. - 31" Fluid pressed Steel barrels with flat filed top rib. - Purdey style under bolts and slotted hinge pin. - Nearly 100% coverage fine scroll engraving. - Dolls-head extension. - Fully filed action with highly detailed & intricate Percussion style fences. - Extra heavy firing pins - Hackett patent snap on fore end - Beautifully figured French walnut stock and fore end with nearly perfect 28 LPI checkering and English Leather covered pad - Highly sculpted, "below the line of sight" hammers. ncluded are cleaning equipment and spare springs and firing pins. .....Dimensions: STOCK: Modern Flat comb competition dimensions: 1 3/8" x 1 3/8" x 14 3/4" LOP. Cast off for Rt. hand shooter (can easily be bent) Weight
7 lbs. 8 oz. Barrels 31" Bores: L: .733" R: .728" Min Walls: L: .031" R: .035"
Actually the numbers and weights of both these guns are once again validation of the method of dating Reilly's....I'll add this to the Reilly chart.