Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2019 : Sale A0919 Lot 1810
WESTLEY RICHARDS A 12-BORE 1871 PATENT SNAP-ACTION TOPLEVER BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMERGUN, serial no. 12907,

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WESTLEY RICHARDS
A 12-BORE 1871 PATENT SNAP-ACTION TOPLEVER BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMERGUN, serial no. 12907,
30in. nitro reproved damascus barrels, rib re-engraved 'PATENT. WESTLEY RICHARDS. 170. NEW BOND ST. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl and 1/2 choke, incorporating Westley Richards improved toplever snap-action, patent no. 1572 of 14th June 1871, use number 2869, 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, fine border and scroll engraving, brushed bright and reblued finish overall, 14 1/4in. well-figured stock including steel buttplate, Deeley and Edge patent fore-end release catch, insert repairs to right overhorn and fore-end wood, weight 6lb. 11oz.

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Estimate £800-1,200

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