Fine Modern & Antique Arms - July 2022 : Sale A0722 Lot 1453
E.M. REILLY & CO. A 12-BORE 1878 PATENT BARREL-COCKING HAMMERLESS SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 27338,

Product Details

E.M. REILLY & CO.
A 12-BORE 1878 PATENT BARREL-COCKING HAMMERLESS SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 27338,
circa 1885, 30in. nitro reproved etched damascus barrels, the rib engraved 'E.M. REILLY & CO. OXFORD STREET LONDON & RUE SCRIBE PARIS.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/4 choke, Perkes patent barrel cocking action, patent no. 1968 of 16th May 1878, use number 603, W.M. Scott and T. Baker patent 'gas check' gas vents, patent no. 617 of 1882, use number 1614, automatic safety with engraved 'SAFE' detail, fine acanthus scroll engraving, retaining traces of colour-hardening, 14 5/8in. well-figured semi-pistolgrip stock including 5/8in. ebonite extension, weight 7lb., in a canvas case



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Estimate £800-1,200

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act