# 40971389
Scarce Factory Engraved Westley Richards & Co. .410 Bore Boxlock "Boy's Gun" Double Barrel Shotgun
$ 17499.99
A highly collectible Westley Richards small-bore double gun, this 1937 Birmingham-proofed example reflects the firm’s desirable “boy’s gun” configuration, lightweight, refined, and built with scaled stock dimensions for smaller-framed shooters. With classic Westley Richards styling, ejectors, later reproof history, and elegant English game-gun details, it offers strong appeal for collectors of vintage British sporting arms.
- Made by Westley Richards & Co., one of Britain’s most respected gunmakers
- Small-bore “boy’s gun” configuration:
- Historically referred to by Westley Richards as a “boy’s gun”
- Generally built with smaller stock dimensions
- Typically made with less embellishment than full-size best guns
- Could be ordered with or without ejectors; this example is fitted with ejectors
- Black steel barrels with classic field-gun styling
- Smooth game rib with a single bead front sight
- Rib marked: “WESTLEY RICHARDS & Co. LONDON.”
- Birmingham proof marks dated 1937
- Later reproof marks present, dating between 1954 and 1989
- Breech area features a decorative band of engraving
- Chambers measure 2 1/2 inches
- Fitted with ejectors for automatic shell extraction after firing
- Casehardened boxlock action, retaining traditional British sporting-gun character
- Action engraving includes:
- “Cobblestone” border engraving
- Decorative flourishes around the hinge pin
- “WESTLEY RICHARDS” signatures on both sides of the action
- Double triggers for traditional barrel selection
- Tang-mounted automatic safety
- Splinter forend details:
- Lightly figured wood
- Mullered border
- Multi-point checkering
- Lightly engraved, case-colored iron and release
- Horn tip
- Straight-grip stock with classic English lines
- Blank gold inscription oval, offering a discreet and elegant custom-detailing opportunity
- Checkered butt
- Barrel and stock measurements, right/left where applicable:
- Bore diameter measured nine inches from the breech: proofed and measured at .420/.410 inches
- Choke constriction: .004/.024 inches
- Drop at comb: 1 1/4 inches
- Drop at heel: 1 3/4 inches
- Length of pull: 14 1/4 inches
- Cast-off stock configuration
- Weight: 4 lbs. 3 oz.
- A desirable collector’s piece combining Westley Richards provenance, 1930s British manufacture, small-bore rarity, ejector configuration, tasteful engraving, and lightweight handling characteristics in a finely proportioned vintage game gun.
Condition
Very fine as professionally restored, retaining 99% black finish, 95% case colors, light handling evidence, a few pressure marks on the wood, and sharp checkering on the stock and forend. Mechanically excellent. A scarce opportunity to own a classic English double in a small bore chambering!
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