Product Details
REILLY, LONDON
A GOOD .650 (FOR MINIE) SINGLE-SHOT MILITARY SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 8186,
circa 1855, with browned ovoid 32in. barrel rifled in four grooves, the full-length flat sighting plane signed 'REILLY, NEW OXFORD STREET, LONDON', small dove-tailed blade fore-sight, elevating folding ladder rear-sight with additional standing notch and when folded concealing the Reilly motto 'VENI VIDI VICI' (I came, I saw, I conquered), plain colour hardened breech-block and top-tang with scroll engraved detail around the top-nail, plain colour hardened lock engraved with a martial trophy to the bar and a panel of scroll engraving to the tail, the bar further signed 'REILLY, LONDON', straight hand dark walnut three-quarter stock chequered at the wrist, blued iron furniture, short under-rib with turned throat and plain thimble, brass tipped iron ramrod and 'Brunswick' style bayonet bar to muzzle, much original finish remaining
Other Notes: This rifle is almost certainly a British Officer's private purchase piece.
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Estimate £1,500-2,000