Westley Richards Arms & Ammunition Company: a .577/.450 Alexander Henry falling block service

Westley Richards Arms & Ammunition Company: a .577/.450 Alexander Henry falling block service rifle for the New South Wales contract, barrel 33.25 in., tangent/ladder back sight, breech marked 'HENRY'S PATENT RIFLING', Birmingham proof, left side of action marked 'HENRY'S PATENT', right with 'W.R A & A Co' over '1871', left-side external hammer, lock plate marked 'ALEXR HENRY', full stock with steel furniture, bayonet bar to the upper band, butt stock stamped 'N.S.W.' over 'V. 18' and with sold-out-of-service marks, button head clearing rod. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.

The George Geear Collection