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WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO.
A PAIR OF 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER 1897 PATENT DETACHABLE-LOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 16760 / 1,
30in. nitro barrels, the ribs engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS. 178, NEW BOND STR. LONDON. GUN MAKERS BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD VII' and gold-inlaid '1' and '2' at the breech-ends, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 3/4 choke, wall thicknesses circa 20, some pitting, scroll-back treble-grip actions incorporating J. Deeley and L.B. Taylor patent hand-detachable locks, patent no. 17731 of 28th July 1897, use numbers 1083 / 4, A.E. Lard patent single selective triggers, patent no. 3952 of February 2nd 1899, use numbers 794 / 5, the toplevers engraved 'Westley Richards Patent One Trigger' and gold-inlaid '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, detachable floorplates, barrel selector switches with gold-inlaid 'R' and 'L' details, fine acanthus scroll engraving surrounding the maker's name within a cartouche, the triggerguards engraved with a pointer and a hare, brushed bright and reblued finish overall, 14 1/4in. figured stocks including 3/4in. rubber recoil pads, fore-ends with Deeley & Edge patent release catches and horn finials, weight 6lb. 10oz., in their brass-cornered oak and leather case
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Estimate £5,000-7,000 € 5,548-7,767
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act