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WESTLEY RICHARDS
A RARE 12-BORE (SHOT) / 16-BORE (RIFLE) 1871 PATENT SNAP-ACTION TOPLEVER BAR-IN-WOOD CAPE RIFLE, serial no. 12547,
30in. black powder only damascus barrels, broad rib with four folding leaf sights with white metal inlaid sight lines and marked for 50, 100, 150 and 200 yards, engraved 'PATENT. WESTLEY RICHARDS. 170. NEW BOND ST. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. shot chamber, 2in. rifle chamber, bored approx. true cyl (shot barrel), incorporating Westley Richards improved toplever snap-action, patent no. 1572 of 14th June 1871, use number 2510, carved teardrop fences, non-rebounding sidelocks with bolted dolphin hammers of pinfire form, removable striker bars, bar-in-wood, the fore-end meeting at the knuckle in a crab joint, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving, retaining traces of colour-hardening, 15in. well-figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, sling eyes, steel pistolgrip-cap and buttplate, Deeley and Edge patent fore-end release catch, weight 8lb. 10oz.
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Estimate £3,000-5,000
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