Westley Richards & Co - Birmingham's Master Gunmakers Founded in 1812, Westley Richards & Co became one of Birmingham’s most celebrated gunmakers, renowned for combining mechanical ingenuity with refined craftsmanship. From its St Mary's Row workshops, the company pioneered innovations such as the hand-detachable lock and the doll's head fastening, producing sporting shotguns and rifles prized by royalty, explorers, and discerning sportsmen worldwide. Each firearm was a testament to Birmingham's golden age of gunmaking - elegant, reliable, and built to endure generations in the field.
A 12-BORE 1897 PATENT DETACHABLE-LOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 9030, with extra barrels,for 1907, original 30in. nitro reproved barrels with beaded line and scroll bands at the breech end, rib engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS 178 NEW BOND ST. LONDON. GUN MAKERS BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD VII.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and...
Our price: $9,495.00
Westley Richards Droplock 12-BORE SINGLE TRIGGER HAND DETACHABLE BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN, 28 inch barrels, with 2 1/2 inch chambers, improved cylinder and modified choke borings, doll's head extension, the scrollback frame and patent top lever retaining much hardening colour, possibly renewed, the maker's name signed in gold, the removable base plate...
Our price: $7,995.00
12-BORE SINGLE TRIGGER HAND DETACHABLE BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 8780 28-inch replacement barrels by the maker, with 2 3/4-inch chambers about 1/2 and full choke borings, doll's head extension, the scrollback frame and patent top lever retaining much hardening colour, possibly renewed, the maker's name signed in gold, the removable base plate...
Our price: $9,495.00
Westley Richards Droplock Pair
A PAIR OF 12-BORE 1897 PATENT SINGLE-TRIGGER DETACHABLE-LOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 16519 / 20,circa 1903, 28in. replacement nitro barrels (in 1983), ribs gold-inlaid '1' and '2' and engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO. LONDON.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, scroll-back treble-grip actions incorporating J. Deeley and L.B. Taylor...
Our price: $16,495.00