Edward M. Reilly & Co. was active until the 1920s and shared the same street in London as James Purdey. A single bead front sight is at the front of the concave rib which is marked "E.M. REILLY & Co. OXFORD STREET. LONDON & 2. RUE SCRIBE PARIS." The side plates are marked "E.M. REILLY & Co. LONDON". The action and most of the fittings have detailed English scroll engraving. The serial numbers match. The muzzles gauge at loose cylinder and cylinder. It has 2 1/2 inch chambers with an extractor and a checkered straight wrist shotgun buttstock with attractive figure, a golden initial shield on the bottom, and a basket weave pattern hard rubber buttplate embossed with a fowl and dog scene and a checkered forearm with matching engraved hardware. The length of pull is 14 inches.