March 2022 Sealed Bid Auction : Sale S0322 Lot 5345
WESTLEY RICHARDS 16-BORE BAR-IN-WOOD TOPLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 12772,

Product Details

WESTLEY RICHARDS 16-BORE BAR-IN-WOOD TOPLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 12772, circa 1877, 30in. nitro reproved bold damascus barrels (partially struck off), the rib re-engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS 170 NEW BOND ST LONDON' and '1 PATENT' at the breech end, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, left wall thickness at 17, carved fences, removable striker bars, toplever engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS', rebounding sidelocks with ornate dolphin hammers, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving, brushed bright finish overall, bar-in-wood, the fore-end meeting at the knuckle in a crab joint, 14 3/8in. stock including engraved steel buttplate, fore-end with Deeley & Edge patent release and horn finial, weight 6lb. 4oz.



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Estimate £300-500

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act