Don't have a dog in the fight except for historical accuracy. And in this respect Raimey is right:
"I believe the Patent Protection Period for Britain was 14 years in 1875;
U.S of A. was 17 years;
And Germany was 15 years, but commencing in 1877....."
The last Reilly A&D with a publicized PUN according to my chart is December 1888. The patent should have expired in 1889.
30782 - E.M. Reilly & Co., 16, New Oxford Street, London. 10 cal SxS rifle. U-L, hammer gun. pistol grip.
30791 - E.M. Reilly & Co., 16, New Oxford Street, London. .380 BPE. SxS rifle. Box lock. A&D boxlock pat use #????. (A&D Patent expired sep 1889)
30842 - E.M. Reilly & Co., (29” sleeved nitro barrels). 12 bore, SxS Shotgun, Top lever, BLE
30843 - E.M. Reilly & Co., 16, New Oxford Street, London. 12 bore, SxS Shotgun. U-L, hammer gun.
30846 - E.M. Reilly & Co., (address not mentioned. 450 BPE. SxS rifle. BLE. Steel barrels.
30875 - E.M. Reilly & Co., (28” sleeved nitro barrels by Scott). 12 bore, SxS Shotgun, BLE. A&D boxlock pat use 8953.
1889: 30941 - 31840. - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900
31111 - E.M. Reilly & Co., 277, Oxford street, London. ,410 bore, Shotgun single brl; T-L, Hammer gun; converted rook rifle. Octagonal barrel; (Original # x7330?}
31130 - E.M. Reilly & Co., Oxford Street, London. .380 rook rifle. Trantor patent; singleshot.
31253 - E.M. Reilly & Co., 277, Oxford street, London. 12 bore, SxS Shotgun; Top lever, S-L, non ejector
31300 - E.M. Reilly & Co., (address not mentioned). 16 bore SxS Shotgun. Push-forward U-L, Hammer gun.
31681?- E.M. Reilly & Co., (address not mentioned). 13 bore SxS Shotgun. Top lever, extractor, Hammer gun. Brum proofs.
1890: 31841 - 32650. - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810
. .++Jul 1890 - EM Reilly dies.
32xxx - E.M. Reilly & Co., (address not mentioned). 12 bore (chamber sleeved to 16) SxS Shotgun, top lever, hammer gun.
32286 - E.M. Reilly & Co. (address not mentioned). 12 Bore SxS Shotgun. BLE. #1 of Pair
32287 - E.M. Reilly & Co. (address not mentioned). 12 Bore SxS Shotgun. BLE. #2 of Pair
32501 - E.M. Reilly & Co. (address not mentioned). .450 SxS BPE riffle. U-L, Hammer gu. Deeley forend
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