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A PAIR OF WESTLEY RICHARDS 12-BORE 1897 PATENT SINGLE-TRIGGER DETACHABLE-LOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 16579 / 80, circa 1903, 30in. nitro reproved barrels (in 1991, No.1 wall thicknesses at 18 and 17), ribs engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS. 178 NEW BOND ST. LONDON. GUN MAKERS BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD VII.' and gold-inlaid '1' and '2', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/2 choke, 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 878 and 882, A.E. Lard patent single selective triggers, patent no. 3952 of February 2nd 1899, use numbers 610 and 611, toplevers engraved 'Westley Richards Patent One Trigger' and gold-inlaid '1' and '2' (No.2 toplever screw broken), automatic safeties with engraved 'SAFE' details, detachable floorplates, barrel selector switches with gold-inlaid 'R' and 'L' details, fine acanthus scroll engraving surrounding the makers name within a scrolling banner, the triggerguards engraved with hound on point, brushed finishes, 14 1/2in. stocks (No.2 cracked and repaired, losses to fore-end wood), weight 6lb. 10oz. (No.1) 6lb. 11oz. (No.2)
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Estimate £1,000-1,500
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act