Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2019 : Sale A1219 Lot 1800
THOS. CONWAY A 12-BORE WESTLEY RICHARDS 1871 PATENT SNAP-ACTION TOPLEVER BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMERGUN, no visible serial number,

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THOS. CONWAY
A 12-BORE WESTLEY RICHARDS 1871 PATENT SNAP-ACTION TOPLEVER BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMERGUN, no visible serial number,
30in. nitro reproved damascus barrels, the rib engraved 'PATENT. THOs. CONWAY. BLACKFRIARS ST. MANCHESTER.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, incorporating Westley Richards improved toplever snap-action, patent no. 1572 of 14th June 1871, use number 127, non-rebounding locks with dolphin hammers, bar-in-wood, the fore-end meeting at the knuckle in a crab joint, border and partial acanthus scroll engraving, brushed finish (hammer retaining screws reblued), 14 1/4in. stock with steel heel and toe plates, weight 6lb. 10oz., together with a green Napier slip

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Estimate £600-800

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