Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2015 : Sale A0915 Lot 1246 - S1
WESTLEY RICHARDS A .220 SWIFT WESTLEY RICHARDS 1881 PATENT FALLING-BLOCK SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 42279,

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WESTLEY RICHARDS
A .220 SWIFT WESTLEY RICHARDS 1881 PATENT FALLING-BLOCK SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 42279,
25in. (likely replacement) nitro reproved barrel (in 2015), matt sight rib with integral telescopic sight mount bases and open sights with two folding leaf sights, block-mounted bead fore-sight, mounted with a K. Kahles Helia Super telescopic sight in quickly-detachable mounts, acanthus scroll engraved action with renewed blued finish, action numbered 3157, sidelever, sliding side safety, 14 1/2in. pistolgrip stock, weight 9lb.

Provenance: We are kindly informed that the rifle was completed as a '.22 Hi Power Sliding Block Rifle' in 1931

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Estimate £1,000-1,500

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