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The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1874
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A WESTLEY RICHARDS 1871 PATENT 12-BORE BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMER GUN
BY WESTLEY RICHARDS, NO. 12634
The non-rebounding sidelocks with dolphin hammers, toplever, highly-figured stock with iron butt-plate, the bar-in-wood joining the forend-wood in a crab joint, the sleeved barrels with game-rib
Weight: 6lb. 11½oz., 14 3/8in. pull, 30in. barrels, approx. cyl. & 3/8 choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro proof
BY WESTLEY RICHARDS, NO. 12634
The non-rebounding sidelocks with dolphin hammers, toplever, highly-figured stock with iron butt-plate, the bar-in-wood joining the forend-wood in a crab joint, the sleeved barrels with game-rib
Weight: 6lb. 11½oz., 14 3/8in. pull, 30in. barrels, approx. cyl. & 3/8 choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro proof