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WESTLEY RICHARDS
A 12-BORE 1897 PATENT 'GOLD NAME' DETACHABLE-LOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 8569,
28 1/4in. nitro reproved barrels (in 2020), rib engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS. 178 NEW BOND ST. LONDON. GUN MAKERS BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD VII', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 3/4 choke, standing breech engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS EJECTOR, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, treble-grip scroll-back action incorporating J. Deeley and L.B. Taylor 1897 patent hand-detachable locks, the locks with engine turned and gold-washed finish and marked 'DEELEY & TAYLOR S.G.D.G. BREVETE 1898 No. 274.927 1903 N 18' and a GM monogram in script, detachable floorplate, plain finish retaining traces of original colour-hardened and with the makers name inlaid in gold, 14 1/2in. figured stock including horn buttplate, fore-end with Deeley & Edge patent release catch and horn finial, weight 6lb. 10oz., in a brass-cornered leather case with Westley Richards trade label and with original hand-written swing tag attached to lid interior
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Estimate £1,500-2,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act