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Terry, breath taking gun and still be shot as it's supposed to be. You posted a photo near the end of the other line but these are spectacular.

S x S 40 said "following are the photographs of the Reilly's. The photos are in the order of my previous listing. What impressed me about these is the quality of the engraving and wood."

That is what originally attracted me to the Reilly guns. My first Reilly buy (which I still have) is similar to the other Terry's bar in wood pigeon gun with Whitworth tubes.

Note the various actions on S x S 40 collection - no two alike which is another of the fascinations with Reilly; a little known maker with a huge number of different products. The double rifle on what I was told is a Purdey patent is particularly interesting.

Terry,

If you don't mind me asking, what method/materials, did you use to clean the actions of these guns? I am obviously enamored with your collection.

Thanks,

Terry (Buffum) (three Terry's in the Reilly collecting community) - Could you please tell us about that last gun, your first Reilly? It sounds amazing and It should be in the database. Many thanks.

(Terry Weiland, who wrote up his Reilly restoration project in Gun Digest, 2014, p. 152; 68th edition, being the third.)
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"That E.M. Reilly is the last shotgun I would ever part with."

And by the way Stan is looking for a pigeon hammergun. Reilly's dominated pigeon shoot contests throughout the 1880's.

It seems as though I overlooked another E. M. Reilly. As per Buffum's observation, it was my intent to acquire Reilly's with different types of actions. Here we have another side lock, with lines similar to a Rigby.

I've found two discs with the images Dave Wesbrook took about 15 years ago; three are the gun in question, but HUGE files. My wife and I are trying to figure out how to deal with them and if I can get them into my computer rather than hers, I may be able to post. If not, I'll dig out the cased gun and try again to photograph something. Dave's work, of course, is professional. Mine is just plain questionable.

I've also kept a single barrel Reilly percussion rifle (probably J C rather than E M), 6 bore as I recall. Most interesting feature is a skull & cross bones with the Latin "Veni, Vidi, Vici" engraved at the breech.

I saw Stan's "Pigeon gun Wanted" but my Reilly is 29" tubes, he is looking for something longer.

I did not clean anything that was not discolored; then I used 0000 steel wool and light oil.

Thanks for the "pitch" on the pigeon hammergun, Argo.

And, Terry, good to see you posting again. I know you drop in from time to time, but I always appreciate your input and wish it was more often.

SRH

This Reilly .577 BPE rifle is another of Terry Buffum's guns. The serial no is 18550 and it has the London and Paris addresses on the barrels. An interesting feature are the missing safeties. The slots have been filled and neatly engraved. Perhaps the original owner had a unpleasant experience fumbling with safeties when something big, fast and nasty was bearing down on him!



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I noticed an EM Reilly for sale on Guns International:

GI#: 100444651
SKU#:
Title: E.M. Reilly 12 Gauge Royal Unique Action Ejector
Description:
E.M. Reilly 12 Gauge Royal Unique Action Ejector. The action on this shotgun is a Greener sourced Royal with a Greener cross-bolt, tight on face, Greener safety, trace amounts of case colour, full coverage, tight scroll that is clear and defined. The barrels are 30" Damascus with strong brown and clean bores that measure: .734/.734 and chokes: .009/.024, 2 3/4" chamber, new nitro proofs: 12-70 850 bar Birmingham. The stock is a straight grip/ splinter with good chequering and finish, relly nice wood on the butt stock, 14 3/4" lop, 2 1/4" dah, 1 1/2" dac, 6lbs 8oz. 0304361 S97 $7950.00

I queried the dealer on the SN. It is 30166. 16 New Oxford St. on the rib. Previously owned by "LeFusil" mentioned in this line which I got in the original Reilly SN Chronology: Looks like it's sold. Can't see the pics - photobucket is blocking them in the old DBS line even though I installed the Firefox fix. - GI has deleted the entry apparently.
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