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.

Very good. The shotgun has mostly a mottled gray-brown patina but retains traces of the Damascus patterns primarily in the protected areas. There are some faint case colors. The wood is also very good and has sharp checkering, small nicks, and minor scratches. It is mechanically fine and has crisp markings and designs.