April 2026 Sealed Bid : Sale S0426 Lot 7221
WESTLEY RICHARDS 12-BORE 1871 PATENT SNAP-ACTION TOPLEVER BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMERGUN, serial no. 12030,

Product Details

WESTLEY RICHARDS 12-BORE 1871 PATENT SNAP-ACTION TOPLEVER BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMERGUN, serial no. 12030,
circa 1871, 30in. nitro reproved bold damascus barrels (in 1989), rib re-engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS 170 NEW BOND ST. LONDON' and with bold scroll detailing at the breech end, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/4 choke, incorporating Westley Richards improved toplever snap-action, patent no. 1572 of 14th June 1871, the toplever engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS', carved teardrop fences, non-rebounding sidelocks with dolphin hammers of pinfire form, removable striker bars, bar-in-wood, the fore-end meeting at the knuckle in a crab joint, bold acanthus scroll engraving, reblued furniture, 14 1/4in. stock including steel buttplate, fore-end iron engraved '2', crosspin release and carved horn finial, weight 6lb. 14oz.



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Estimate £400-600

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