Gents, see this link -

https://www.ukdata.com/company-credit-reports/E-M-REILLY-_and-COMPANY-GUN-MANUFACTURES-LIMITED.html

..which would imply that the UK company records and no doubt entitlement to the name are held by a firm of accountants here in the UK. They may even be commercially available for purchase smile

With Reilly guns, you can often date them from the addresses on the top rib. My 12 bore hammer has the address in both London and Paris (2 Rue Scribe), which I believe dated it to 1870/1871 along with other indicators such as the hammers and the wedge foreend.

I recommend a small subscription to the Internet Gun Club which has full histories of many makers and is fascinating.

Also see this interesting article - http://www.gunsandammo.com/content/em-reilly-and-friends

Last edited by CBL1; 02/09/10 09:35 AM.