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The makers have kindly confirmed that the rifle was originally completed as a .240 with 24in. barrels in 1926
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A FINE 7MM (MAUSER) DOUBLE-BARRELLED HAMMERLESS DETACHABLE-BOXLOCK EJECTOR RIFLE BY WESTLEY RICHARDS, NO. 18119
The Westley Richards patent fully-detachable lockwork with hinged floorplate, treble-grip action-body, bolted automatic safety, the fences finely carved with foliate-scrolls and flowers on a matt ground, the floorplate engraved with the figure of a Red deer stag, best bold foliate-scroll engraving overall, highly-figured stock with pistolgrip, engraved pistolgrip-cap (with trap), cheek-piece, Monte Carlo comb and leather-covered recoil-pad, sling-swivels, rebarrelled by Holland & Holland, the chopper-lump barrels with matt sight-rib, open-sights and ramp-mounted bead-foresight with fold-away moon-sight, the breech-ends mounted with a Zeiss 'Diavari-C' 3-9x36 telescopic-sight in quickly-detachable mounts
Weight 9lb. 13oz. (with telescope), 14.1/8in. pull, 22in. barrels, nitro proof
The Westley Richards patent fully-detachable lockwork with hinged floorplate, treble-grip action-body, bolted automatic safety, the fences finely carved with foliate-scrolls and flowers on a matt ground, the floorplate engraved with the figure of a Red deer stag, best bold foliate-scroll engraving overall, highly-figured stock with pistolgrip, engraved pistolgrip-cap (with trap), cheek-piece, Monte Carlo comb and leather-covered recoil-pad, sling-swivels, rebarrelled by Holland & Holland, the chopper-lump barrels with matt sight-rib, open-sights and ramp-mounted bead-foresight with fold-away moon-sight, the breech-ends mounted with a Zeiss 'Diavari-C' 3-9x36 telescopic-sight in quickly-detachable mounts
Weight 9lb. 13oz. (with telescope), 14.1/8in. pull, 22in. barrels, nitro proof