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WESTLEY RICHARDS 10-BORE (2 5/8IN) 1865 PATENT BAR-IN-WOOD TOPLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. A4846, 29in. damascus barrels with broad rib, engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS. 170. NEW BOND ST. LONDON. PATENTED OCTOBER 10TH 1865', single-bite snap action with Westley Richards patent toplever, removable striker bars, flat stamped 'Patent 1442', tear drop fences, non-rebounding sidelocks with dolphin hammers of pinfire form, bar-in-wood, the fore-end meeting at the knuckle in a crab joint, bold acanthus scroll engraving, brushed bright and reblued finish overall, 14 3/8in. figured stock with sling eyes, stock cracked through and repaired at hand and including 5/8in. ebonite extension, Deeley and Edge patent fore-end release catch, weight 9lb. 6oz.
Estimate £500-700
THE ABOVE LOT IS PURCHASED AS AN EXEMPT ITEM UNDER SECTION 58 (2) OF THE 1968 FIREARMS ACT. TO BE HELD AS A CURIOSITY OR ORNAMENT.