I'm continuing to add trivia to this line and believe that some very knowledgeable SxS experts are now coming around to understanding that Reilly did indeed build guns...a lot of them...33,000 SN'd guns and by 1880 over 1000 a year...3 a day...not counting what they built for others.

Here's a page from the 1864 Williams' Manufacturing Directory.
-- Reilly is listed as a "Gun, Pistol and Rifle Manufacturer." (no mention of Reilly as a "retailer.")


-- Interestingly he's also listed under "Swords, Cutlers and Manufacturers."





I'm wondering if "Reeves" worked for Reilly directly. Will be researching this.

Last edited by Argo44; 06/26/19 10:31 PM.
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