Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2015 : Sale A1215 Lot 1803 - S2
WESTLEY RICHARDS A 12-BORE SINGLE-BITE SNAP-ACTION BAR-IN-WOOD TOPLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 10936,

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WESTLEY RICHARDS
A 12-BORE SINGLE-BITE SNAP-ACTION BAR-IN-WOOD TOPLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 10936,
29 3/4in. nitro reproved damascus barrels with acanthus scroll detailing at the breech ends, rib engraved 'PATENT. WESTLEY RICHARDS. 170. NEW BOND ST. LONDON.' (refreshed), 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and true cyl. choke, wall thicknesses below recommended minimum, incorporating Westley Richards single-bite toplever snap-action, possible transitional or converted from pinfire with removable striker bars, Westley Richards patent toplever, carved serpentine fences, rebounding sidelocks with diminutive dolphin hammers of pinfire styling, bar-in-wood, the fore-end meeting at the knuckle in a crab joint, bold acanthus scroll engraving, retaining very slight traces of colour with reblued finish, 14in. figured stock including horn buttplate (missing screw), fore-end with well-executed insert repairs and with horn finial, weight 6lb. 3oz.

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Estimate £500-700

S2