Main Sale - September 2012 : Sale A1066 Lot 507
WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO. A .450 PERCUSSION SINGLE-SHOT CAPPING BREECH-LOADING CARBINE, MODEL MONKEY-TAIL, serial no. 7184,
Product Details
* WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO.
A .450 PERCUSSION SINGLE-SHOT CAPPING BREECH-LOADING CARBINE, MODEL 'MONKEY-TAIL', serial no. 7184,
dated for 1873, with 25in. barrel, the breech end marked 'WHITWORTH RIFLING', block and blade fore-sight, elevating ladder rear-sight, lift-up trapdoor action stamped 'MANUFACTURED BY WESTLEY RICHARDS' together with the 'triangle' trademark, plain lockplate signed 'WESTLEY RICHARDS & Co.', the 'triangle' trademark containing the date '1873' stamped to the tail, walnut full-stock with iron furniture, iron barrel-band and iron clearing rod
Estimate £800-1,000