Fine Modern & Antique Arms - June 2021 : Sale A0621 Lot 1807
WESTLEY RICHARDS A 12-BORE 1865 PATENT BAR-IN-WOOD TOPLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 4615,

Product Details

WESTLEY RICHARDS
A 12-BORE 1865 PATENT BAR-IN-WOOD TOPLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 4615,
circa 1870, 30in. nitro reproved damascus barrels, the rib engraved 'PATENTED OCTOBER 10TH 1865. WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. choke in both, single-bite snap action with Westley Richards patent toplever, removable striker bars, flat stamped 'Patent 1211', rebounding sidelocks with dolphin hammers, bar-in-wood, the fore-end meeting at the knuckle in a crab joint (with insert repair), bold acanthus scroll engraving, bright and blued finish, 14in. well figured stock (cast on for the left shoulder) including steel buttplate, Deeley and Edge patent fore-end release catch, horn finial, weight 7lb. 8oz.



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Estimate £700-900

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act