
Lot 496S2
A 12-bore single-trigger detachable-lock ejector gun by Westley Richards, no. 16535 In a leather leg-of-mutton case
18 May 2017, 14:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £3,125 inc. premium
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A 12-bore single-trigger detachable-lock ejector gun by Westley Richards, no. 16535
The toplever, rib and forend-clip numbered '1' in gold, the Westley Richards patent fully-detachable locks with hinged-floorplate, fully-selective single-trigger, scroll-backed action-body with best foliate-scroll engraving, the trigger-guard engraved depicting a pointer, figured replacement stock, horn-tipped forend, the replacement barrels with game-rib engraved Westley Richards & Co., London
Weight 6lb. 10oz., 15⅛in. stock, 28in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ½ choke, 2¾in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proof
In a leather leg-of-mutton case
Weight 6lb. 10oz., 15⅛in. stock, 28in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ½ choke, 2¾in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proof
In a leather leg-of-mutton case
Footnotes
The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1905 for a Mr. H.J. Hampson as a single-trigger gun and that it was rebarrelled by them in 1962