Product Details
WESTLEY RICHARDS
A 12-BORE 1864 PATENT SINGLE-BITE SNAP-ACTION TOPLEVER BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMERGUN, serial no. 11023,
converted from pinfire, 30in. black powder reproved damascus barrels, the rib engraved 'PATENT. WESTLEY RICHARDS. 170 NEW BOND ST. LONDON.', the breech-end with acanthus scroll engraving and starburst engraved pinfire aperture plugs, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. choke in both, incorporating Westley Richards improved single-bite toplever snap-action, patent no. 2623 of 22nd October 1864, use no. 915, rebounding bar-action locks, bar-in-wood, the fore-end meeting at the knuckle in a crab-joint, border and acanthus scroll engraving, retaining some colour-hardening and finish, 14 3/4in. stock including 1/2in. horn buttplate, weight 6lb. 12oz., in its makers case with some accessories
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Estimate £1,300-1,500
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act