barrel length 76 cm (30"), stock length 36 cm (14"), overall length 118 cm (46,5"), choke 1/4 & 1/4 (IC & IC), weight 3,1 kg, year of manufacture probably 1881, british proof, condition 3
Damascus barrels slightly scarred inside, concave rib, inlaid with maker's name as well as "Oxfort Street London & Rue Scribe Paris", fore-end with wedge lock, extractor, bar-action hammer locks, system engraved with arabesques and marginal engraving, rotating lower lever, dolphin-shaped hammers, double trigger, English oil stock with drop points, empty monogram plate and carved horn stock cap. The company history of J. C. Reilly is marked by name changes as well as local relocations of their manufacturing facilities. Marked with the initials of the father and founder, Joseph Charles (J. C.) or his son Edward Michael (E. M.), Reilly played an important role in English gun manufacturing in the 19th century. Whereas in the beginning the company had been engaged in processing and refining existing weapons, the London-based family business soon became an eager manufacturer. The company cultivated special relationships with France in particular. This led not only to a branch in Paris, but also to appropriate stamping of the weapons and provided access to more raw materials but also to one or the other controversy. Reilly's history as a manufacturer began in 1825 and ended with bankruptcy in 1912. In 1922, Charles Riggs took over the name to market its products.

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