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The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1876
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A FINE WESTLEY RICHARDS 1864 PATENT 14-BORE BAR-IN-WOOD SIDELOCK HAMMER GUN BY WESTLEY RICHARDS, NO. 12962
The rebounding sidelocks with dolphin hammers, toplever, best foliate-scroll engraving, well-figured stock with iron butt-plate, the bar-in-wood abutting the forend-hinge in a crab-joint, the blacked damascus barrels with game-rib
Weight 6lb. 8oz., 14¼in. pull, 30in. barrels, proof exemption
In a brass-mounted leather case with Westley Richards trade label
The rebounding sidelocks with dolphin hammers, toplever, best foliate-scroll engraving, well-figured stock with iron butt-plate, the bar-in-wood abutting the forend-hinge in a crab-joint, the blacked damascus barrels with game-rib
Weight 6lb. 8oz., 14¼in. pull, 30in. barrels, proof exemption
In a brass-mounted leather case with Westley Richards trade label
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
Sporting Guns. Unless otherwise stated, this gun is a double-barrelled hammerless shotgun. Every gun (blue label), with specific exceptions (yellow label), requires a Shot Gun Certificate