Product Details
A SCARCE 12-BORE 1862 PATENT SINGLE-BITE SNAP-ACTION PULL-BACK TOPLEVER BAR-IN-WOOD PINFIRE HAMMERGUN BY WESTLEY RICHARDS, serial no. 10167,
for 1863, 29 7/8in. damascus barrels, rib engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS. 170. NEW BOND ST. LONDON.' (rubbed) and gold-inlaid 'PATENT' at the breech end with two gold line details, incorporating Westley Richards single-bite pull-back toplever snap-action, patent no. 2506 of 11th September 1862, use number 148, carved serpentine fences, non-rebounding sidelocks with flat side dolphin hammers, bar-in-wood, the fore-end meeting at the knuckle in a crab joint (damaged), bold acanthus scroll engraving, retaining traces of colour-hardening and finish, 14in. well-figured stock including steel buttplate, the fore-end with ornate horn finial, weight 6lb. 13oz.
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Estimate £500-700
Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament