Main Sale - December 2010 : Sale A1048 Lot 714
E.M. REILLY & CO. A .500 (3IN.) BLACK POWDER EXPRESS DOUBLE-BARRELLED ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMER RIFLE, serial no. 33541,

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E.M. REILLY & CO.
A .500 (3IN.) BLACK POWDER EXPRESS DOUBLE-BARRELLED ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMER RIFLE, serial no. 33541,
28in. blued barrels with matt rib, bead fore-sight, rear-sight of one standing and one folding leaf with platinum-inlaid centre-lines and calibrated up to 200 yards, the tubes engraved 'E.M. REILLY & CO. 277 OXFORD STREET. LONDON' toward the breech-end, Jones patent rotary-underlever, carved percussion fences, rebounding back-action locks with dolphin hammers, fine border and scroll engraving, retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening and finish, 14 1/4in. stock (cracked at hand) including 1in. rubber recoil pad, sling eyes
Estimate £1,000-1,500