Steve asked a question in another line about Reilly's use of "ring" type under-levers. I went back through all the center-break shotguns to the Lefaucheux U-L era. Here is a collage of 46 of them dating from a drawing in late 1859 to SN 18797 in 1874 at the close of the pin-fire era. There is no consistency in what type of under lever, ring or solid fill ring, that Reilly used during this time. Towards the end of the 1870's and on into the 1880's (after this chart) he more often than not used the solid fill rings but there are still ring levers found.

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Details on these guns are found on p.44 of the Reilly line - Dated List of Extant Reilly's
1 - 1859 Book Illustration
2 – 11537
3 – SN Unknwn
4 – 12527
5 – 13033
6 – 13081
7 – 13224
8 – 13688
9 – 13816
10- 14115
11- 14469
12- 14983
13- 15285
14- 15129
15- 15255
16- 15255
17- 15283
18- 15318
19- 15625
20- 15964
21- 16015
22- 16139
23- 16257
24- 16341
25- 16442
26- 16585
27- 16720
28- 16768
29- 16808
30- 16810
31- 16830
32- 17204
33- 17244
34- 17261
35- 17391a
36- 17391
37- 17552
38- 17556
39- 17626
40- 18533
41- 18550
42- 18593
43- 18688
44- 18763
45- 18766
46- 18797

Last edited by Argo44; 04/01/21 11:28 PM.
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