Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 28th November 2024

Lot 369

Westley Richards: a rare .450 centrefire 'Monkey Tail' single loading military rifle, serial number

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1764

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Description

Westley Richards: a rare .450 centrefire 'Monkey Tail' single loading military rifle, serial number 19, barrel 33.5 in. with Whitworth rifling, tangent/ladder back sight, Birmingham proof, action with long lifting 'tail' marked 'WESTLEY RICHARDS PATENT', hammer with low chequered spur, lock plate marked 'WESTLEY RICHARDS' and dated 1867, full stock with two barrel bands, brass trigger guard and nose cap, chequered trigger, butt trap containing a jag and a flexible cleaning fitting, steel clearing rod. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.



(128.8cm OAL)

The George Geear Collection