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WESTLEY RICHARDS
A 12-BORE 1864 PATENT SINGLE-BITE SNAP-ACTION TOPLEVER BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMERGUN, serial no. 10115,
30in. black powder reproved bold damascus barrels, rib engraved 'PATENT. WESTLEY RICHARDS. 170. NEW BOND ST. LONDON.', the breech ends with acanthus scroll detailing, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, incorporating Westley Richards improved single-bite toplever snap-action, patent no. 2623 of 22nd October 1864, use number 1003 (possibly 1008), carved serpentine fences, rebounding sidelocks, bar-in-wood, the fore-end (with light damage) meeting at the knuckle in a crab joint, bold acanthus scroll engraving, retaining slight traces of original colour-hardening,14 3/8in. well-figured stock including steel buttplate, fore-end with insert repair and sculpted horn finial, weight 6lb. 14oz., in its leather bound oak case
Provenance: The gun would have been completed circa 1865
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Estimate £700-900
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