12g hammer gun by Westley Richards with 30" x 2 1/2" damascus barrels
This is quite an interesting Westley Richards hammer gun built in the mid 1860s and started off life as a pinfire. The non-rebounding locks are engraved with bold scrollwork. It has the Westley patent top lever and is their bar-in-wood crab joint gun. With a 14″ stock. The 30″ x 2 1/2″ damascus barrels have been re-proved and have an incredible wall thickness of 37 thou, there is a few pit marks and imperfections, but with thicknesses like these, it’s good for another 100 years.
| WEIGHT: | 7lbs 2oz | |
| CONDITION: | Some minor pitting and repaired dents. |
| PROOF | READING | WALL | CHOKE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right: | 728 | Right: | 731 | Right: | 37 | Right: | TC |
| Left: | 732 | Left: | 733 | Left: | 37 | Left: | IMP CY |
