.JB. Very nice. 12 bore hammer gun muzzle loader. I assume the serial number is 12920, should be 1863. The engraving is unusual in that Reilly rarely engraved animals or fowl on his guns . . .
. . . . I'm wondering if the serial number of the ramrod is the same as the gun? If the gun matches the trade label on the case and the label has that building and is original, its SN should be 11100 or less. Do you have a picture of the label and of the SN on the gun? (Of course there's always the possibility that the gun has been mated with a different case or the label has been replaced).
Argo,
I forgot to post a picture of the underside of the barrels so I've copied it below. It looks like "12920" is marked on both barrels.
Those pictures were sent to me by the guy that owned the gun, and which I originally posted several years ago, so I don't have a better picture of the label.
I will send him a note to see if he still has the gun and if so, I will see if I can't get a better picture of the label.
Yep, pretty cool gun.
Jolly
