Fine Modern & Antique Arms - March 2022 : Sale A0322 Lot 748
WESTLEY RICHARDS A 12-BORE 1858 PATENT TOPLEVER PINFIRE BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMERGUN, serial no. 9581,

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WESTLEY RICHARDS
A 12-BORE 1858 PATENT TOPLEVER PINFIRE BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMERGUN, serial no. 9581,
29 3/4in. damascus barrels, sunken rib engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS. 170 NEW BOND STREET. LONDON', the breech end with a raised bar engraved 'PATENT' with barrel extension bolt, W. Richards patent 2149 of 24th September 1858, slim standing breech with pinfire fences, unsprung toplever shaped to the right hammer, the action flats marked 'S. BREEDEN', back action locks, bold acanthus scroll engraving, 14 3/8in. figured stock, the fore-end meeting at the knuckle in a crab joint, weight 6lb. 6oz.

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Estimate £700-900

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament