Product Details
WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO, BIRMINGHAM
A .451 (WHITWORTH) CAPPING BREECH-LOADING CARBINE, MODEL 'MONKEY-TAIL CAVALRY CARBINE', serial no. 1130,
dated for 1867, with 20in. barrel, block and blade fore-sight, small elevating ladder rear-sight, rear of barrel marked 'WHITWORTH PATENT' (faint), lift-up breech marked with the Westley Richards triangle trademark and 'WESTLEY RICHARDS PATENT', signature and trade-mark repeated on the bar-action lock, walnut full-stock, brass furniture, single iron barrel-band with bayonet lug, iron clearing rod and chained nipple protector, traces only of finish, 35in. overall
Other Notes: Many different versions of the Monkey-Tail carbine were produced by Westley Richards, with variations in barrel-length and furniture being common place until the standardisation of the type around Pattern 5. Even though widely issued, all the earlier versions as here were considered experimental.
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Estimate £300-500