Fine Modern & Antique Arms - December 2020 : Sale A1220 Lot 1362
WESTLEY RICHARDS A PAIR OF 12-BORE 1897 PATENT SELECTIVE SINGLE-TRIGGER DETACHABLE-LOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 17393 / 4,

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WESTLEY RICHARDS
A PAIR OF 12-BORE 1897 PATENT SELECTIVE SINGLE-TRIGGER DETACHABLE-LOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 17393 / 4,
30in. nitro reproved barrels (No.2 right wall below recommended minimum), the ribs engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS. 178 NEW BOND ST. LONDON. GUN MAKERS BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY GEORGE V. REX ET IMP.' and gold-inlaid '1' and '2' at the breech ends, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 3/4 (No.1) 1/2 and 3/4 choke (No.2), scroll-back treble-grip actions incorporating J. Deeley and L.B. Taylor patent hand-detachable locks, patent no. 17731 of 28th July 1897, use numbers 1954 / 2051, the toplevers engraved 'Westley Richards Patent One Trigger' and engraved '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, hinged floorplates, barrel selector switches with gold-inlaid 'R' and 'L' details, fine acanthus scroll engraving surrounding the maker's name within a cartouche, the triggerguards engraved with hound on point, brushed finish, 15 1/2in. stocks including 2 3/4in. wooden extensions, weight 6lb. 14oz. (both), in their makers double leather case

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Estimate £4,000-6,000

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