Product Details
* WESTLEY RICHARDS, BIRMINGHAM
A .450 PERCUSSION BREECH-LOADING RIFLE, MODEL 'MONKEY-TAIL', serial no. 5213,
dated for 1878, with possibly shortened 33in. barrel, block and blade fore-sight, elevating ladder rear-sight, the top of barrel and breech-block signed 'WHITWORTH PATENT' (rubbed), hinged lift-up breech signed 'MANUFACTURED BY WESTLEY RICHARDS' along with the triangle trade-mark, plain lock signed 'WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO' together with the date (hammer screw missing), walnut full-stock with iron furniture (small losses to wood around the 'tail-lever', two barrel bands, provision for clearing rod (missing) and fitted with a later leather sling
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Estimate £400-600