Fine Modern & Antique Arms - June 2021 : Sale A0621 Lot 524
WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO., BIRMINGHAM A .450 (WHITWORTH) CAPPING BREECH-LOADING CARBINE, MODEL MONKEYTAIL, serial no. 4218,

Product Details

WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO., BIRMINGHAM
A .450 (WHITWORTH) CAPPING BREECH-LOADING CARBINE, MODEL 'MONKEYTAIL', serial no. 4218,
dated for 1873, with round 28in. barrel marked 'WHITWORTH PATENT', block and blade fore-sight, elevating ladder rear-sight, rear-mounted lift-up breech lever marked 'MANUFACTURED BY WESTLEY RICHARDS' and marked with a triangle trademark, bar-action lock signed 'WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO', the tail stamped with a dated triangle trademark, external hammer, walnut full-stock, iron cup-tipped clearing rod, some corrosion and staining, overall length 44in., weight approximately 7 3/4lbs.



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Estimate £300-500