Fine Modern & Antique Arms - July 2022 : Sale A0722 Lot 1806
WESTLEY RICHARDS A 12-BORE 1871 PATENT BAR-IN-WOOD SINGLE-BITE SNAP-ACTION TOPLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. B5654,

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WESTLEY RICHARDS
A 12-BORE 1871 PATENT BAR-IN-WOOD SINGLE-BITE SNAP-ACTION TOPLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. B5654,
circa 1880, 30in. nitro reproved damascus barrels, rib engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS. 170. NEW BOND ST. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true and imp. cyl., incorporating Westley Richards improved toplever snap-action, patent no. 1572 of 14th June 1871, carved teardrop fences, rebounding sidelocks with dolphin hammers, removable striker bars, bar-in-wood, the fore-end meeting at the knuckle in a crab joint (some insert repairs), border engraving, 15in. figured stock with steel buttplate, weight 6lb. 14oz.



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Estimate £400-600

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