Fine Modern & Antique Arms - December 2021 : Sale A1221 Lot 780
WESTLEY RICHARDS A SCARCE 12-BORE 1862 PATENT SINGLE-BITE SNAP-ACTION PULL-BACK TOPLEVER BAR-IN-WOOD PINFIRE HAMMERGUN, serial no. 1...

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WESTLEY RICHARDS
A SCARCE 12-BORE 1862 PATENT SINGLE-BITE SNAP-ACTION PULL-BACK TOPLEVER BAR-IN-WOOD PINFIRE HAMMERGUN, serial no. 10165,
29 7/8in. bold damascus barrels, rib engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS. 170. NEW BOND ST. LONDON.', and gold-inlaid 'PATENT' at the breech end with two gold line details, incorporating Westley Richards single-bite pull-back toplever snap-action, patent no. 2506 of 11th September 1862, use number 146, carved serpentine fences, non-rebounding sidelocks with flat side dolphin hammers, bar-in-wood, the fore-end meeting at the knuckle in a crab joint, bold acanthus scroll engraving, retaining traces of colour-hardening and finish, 13 3/8in. boldly-figured stock including horn buttplate, the fore-end with ornate horn finial, weight 6lb. 13oz.



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Estimate £700-900

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament