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A Fine Pin-Fire Hammergun by Westley Richards - SN 10804 matched. Side-by side 13-bore damascus barrels, rib engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS. 170. NEW BOND ST. LONDON.' and stamped 'PATENT' at the breech end. Birmingham nitro proof. A Westley Richards patented single-bite pull-back toplever, snap-action bar-in-wood. Sidel lock with foliate-scroll engraving and signature 'WESTLEY RICHARDS'. Walnut stock with steel butt-plate, horn-tipped forend. London circa 1865, length 119 cm. Scratches, sligtly worn. Condition 2