July 2021 Sealed Bid Auction : Sale S0721 Lot 5799C
WESTLEY RICHARDS 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. C5708,

Product Details

* WESTLEY RICHARDS 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. C5708, circa 1881, 30in. nitro reproved bold twist barrels with doll's-head extension, the rib re-engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO. LONDON' and '2', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 3/4 choke, wall thicknesses at 19 and 17, incorporating part of Anson and Deeley improved patent barrel cocking boxlock action, the flats marked with United States Patent office patent details, no. 172,943 of 1st February 1876, use number 3025, Westley Richards patent toplever, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, border and acanthus scroll engraving, 14in. figured stock including steel buttplate, fore-end with Deeley & Edge patent release and horn finial, weight 6lb. 11oz., in a relined brass-cornered leather hammergun case with applied Westley Richards case labels

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Estimate £300-500

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