Westley Richards Droplock 12 Gauge Double-barrel Shotgun

Description:

Westley Richards Droplock 12 Gauge Double-barrel Shotgun, c. early 1890s, serial number 14945, walnut stock with finely checkered forend and grip, lock with finely engraved scroll pattern and "WESTLEY RICHARDS" on a ribbon, blued barrels with plain rib marked "WESTLEY RICHARDS 170 NEW BOND ST LONDON," overall lg. 46 1/4 in.

Provenance: Vintage Doubles LLC, Wenatchee, Washington, October 9, 2014.
Estimate $2,000-4,000

Stock refinshed, barrels reblued.


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