Fine Modern & Antique Guns - June 2018 : Sale A0618 Lot 1806
WESTLEY RICHARDS A 12-BORE 1871 PATENT SNAP-ACTION TOPLEVER BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMERGUN, serial no. 11904,

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WESTLEY RICHARDS
A 12-BORE 1871 PATENT SNAP-ACTION TOPLEVER BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMERGUN, serial no. 11904,
30in. nitro reproved damascus barrels, rib engraved 'PATENT' and 'WESTLEY RICHARDS. 170 NEW BOND ST. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true and imp. cyl. choke, incorporating Westley Richards improved toplever snap-action, patent no. 1572 of 14th June 1871, 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, border and bold acanthus scroll engraving, retaining traces of renewed colour-hardening and finish, 13 3/4in. replacement stock, weight 6lb. 12oz.

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Estimate £1,200-1,600

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