Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2013 : Sale A190913 Lot 917
E. M. REILLY & CO., LONDON A 15-BORE NEEDLE-FIRE DOUBLE-BARRELLED SPORTING GUN, MODEL NEEDHAMS PATENT, serial no. 18547,

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E. M. REILLY & CO., LONDON
A 15-BORE NEEDLE-FIRE DOUBLE-BARRELLED SPORTING GUN, MODEL 'NEEDHAM'S PATENT, serial no. 18547,
circa 1875, with 28 1/2in. damascus barrels, the top-rib signed 'E.M REILLY & CO, OXFORD STREET, LONDON & RUE SCRIBE, PARIS', the individual breeches with swing out turn-bolt breech-blocks, each with border and scroll engraving and gold inlaid 'BOLTED' beneath the individual safety catches (one catch lever detached but present), engraved 'butter-knife' bolt-handles, fully scroll-engraved top-tang, chequered walnut half-stock with carved tear-drops, iron heel-plate, border and scroll engraved trigger-guard tang and bow, take-down wedge to fore-end, the whole retaining traces of original finish

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Estimate £700-900