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Category - Westley Richards Shotguns - Shotguns - English Double

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Westley Richards Shotguns
Shotguns - English Double

Westley Richards Droplock 12 Ga – MATCHED PAIR, CASED, vintage firearms inc

Description:
General Specs: Westley Richards, 1899, 12 Gauge, 6lbs. 8oz., Chokes CYL/F, LOP 15″, DAH 2″, DAC 1 9/16″
Serial Number:  15817 and 15818 

Introduced in 1897, the Westley Richards hand-detachable drop lock won many patents over the years and is known for strength and reliability. This mechanism allowed for an action that had no pins or screws showing in the sides of the action like other boxlock guns. The hand detachable locks are very simple with only six component parts – lock plate, cocking lifter, hammer, mainspring, sear and sear spring (see attached photo). If you take the locks out for cleaning or to disable your gun for safety or transport, they are impossible to put back into the gun incorrectly.  The hand detachable lock gun allows you to insert replacement locks in seconds, and without tools, in the unlikely event of a problem. If you are out in wet weather or you take a spill in the creek you can easily remove the lock to dry, clean, and lubricate.  The Westley Richards Droplock is the only action that did not follow the basic boxlock or sidelock design.  The Droplock gun is wholly reliable and just plain cool to own.  Of course, a Westley Richards Droplock is the epitome of the English side x side, with lightweight, perfect balance, and dynamic handling characteristics that all others are measured by.  This elegant matched pair, sn15817 and 15818 built in 1899, has been beautifully restored with historically correct finishes to English standards and remains in 99% near new condition.  Weighing just 6 ½ pounds with their chopper lump Whitworth Steel barrels and excellent stock dimensions, these guns can perform for you in the field or at the traps.  Built with detachable bottom plates, the beautiful locks “drop” out for easy maintenance.  See the specifications below and you will find guns built for 2 ½” light loads that are readily available through Vintage Firearms, RST hells , and other sources.  The stock dimensions are very modern, the wood is nicely figured and the butts terminate in Buffalo horn checkered buttplates.  Gun No.2 has a solid repair to the top of the wrist as shown in the photos.  Solid as a rock but there.  It is not often you have the opportunity to buy a cased, factory correct matched pair for a very affordable price. Review the photos and specifications and make your move to own a pair of Westley Richards Drop Locks!  Thanks for looking. Please note, VFI is limited to 25 images on Guns International, please contact us for more photographs of this gun.

Barrels
Barrel Length:   both 30″ chopper lump Whitworth steel
Chokes:   .002/.031 Cyl/F both
Bores:   excellent; mirror
Bore Diameter:   .738/.740 (proofed .719); .737/.742 (proofed .719)
Wall Thickness:   .021/.020; .022/.025
% Blue:   99% blue; 100% blue
Chambers:  2 1/2″
Ribs:   swamped rib; tight-bells
Sights:   front bead

Action
Action:  tight-centered both
Ejectors:   timed
Receiver Condition:   99% case color both
Screws:   perfect
Engraving:   clear, sharp; rabbit left hand; pheasants right hand; snipe bottom; pheasants trigger bow.  Clear, sharp; rabbits left hand; quail right hand; snipe bottom; fowl trigger bow
Trigger Type:   double-crisp
Trigger Guard Color:   99% charcoal blue both

Stock
Type:   English/splinter; moderate figure Euro walnut; ebony tip forend
LOP:  15″
LOP To End Of Wood:   14 1/2″
DAH:  2″
DAC:   1 9/16″
Cast:   1/4″ off
Checkering Condition:   excellent both
Butt Treatment:   horn buttplate, checkered

INQUIRIES
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on long guns. If it is a “VFI Certified” gun there is a 90 day mechanical warranty. Call or email us for more details or questions. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc.

Payment and Shipping
Payment Methods: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax: Collected in CO, FL, MI, WI
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $255.00 within the continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK.
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes. We accept C&R licenses for shipping on C&R eligible guns.

Other
Terms of Purchase: Check your local and state laws before purchasing. It is the buyer’s responsibility to confirm his/her right to own the firearm or any item before purchasing.
PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. View all listings and our full inventory of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. Thanks for looking!We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs “tweaked”, let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns “as found” and others want them “just so”. We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.

Price: $12,950.00

Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge