Revised: 3/12/2015

Please Note: Pre-ban ivory bead sight. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our “Ivory Position Statement” and the “Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object“. This information is located in our catalog on pages 30 and 31.

*RARE & IMPORTANT WESTLEY RICHARDS BEST QUALITY DETACHABLE LOCK EJECTOR, SINGLE TRIGGER, 12 BORE 3″ SIDE-BY-SIDE WILDFOWL SHOTGUN, CA. 1909 WITH CASE.

SN 17116. Cal. 12 ga. 28″ Dovetailed bbls with Westley Richards Model C top extension with small center and large front white bead sights. Tapered, smooth concave rib. Engraved on right bbl “WESTLEY RICHARDS 178 NEW BOND St LONDON”, with 1/8″ band of scrolls at the breech and scroll decorated top extension. Orig proved as a Super Magnum Explora “R-CHOKE 2-3/4″ 1-1/4 SHOT, CORDITE 730 BULLET MAX .740”. First reproof “2-3/4″ 3-1/4 TONS”. Second reproof marked “3” 3-1/2 TONS .740″. Bore diameter: left -.739, right -.739. Bore restrictions: left -.015 with .002 recess, right -.016 with .001 recess. Minimum wall thickness: left -.042, right -.042. Drop at heel: 2-3/16″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 8 lbs 2 oz. LOP: 14-1/8″ over brown solid pad with 1/2″ black spacer. Best Quality Scrollback Model C top lever with classic Westley Richards top tang safety in gold. Westley Richards “PATENT ONE TRIGGER” with bbl selector slide marked “L” & “R” in gold. Receiver, floorplate, top lever and tang with “BEST WESTLEY RICHARDS” scroll engraving. Trigger guard bow engraved with a dog in country scene. Highly figured black streak & vertical stripe, straight hand stock, vacant gold oval, with fine bordered checkering extending to the top tang, 14-3/16 LOP including 1/2″ black spacer and Pachmayr Old English pad. Splinter forearm with horn tip, with matching bordered checkering. Forend with A&D latch, with latch and forend iron engraved in matching scroll. Cased in a canvas covered motor case with leather corners with purple baise interior with a small label “Hunting World New York”. Case includes a 3-pc brass cleaning rod, pair of snap caps and some cleaning accessories. PROVENANCE: The Elmer Keith Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent bright bores with very minor scratches near the breech, chambers with minor roughness. Bbls reblacked with crisp bbl lettering & minor loss to breech & top extension engraving. Bbls retaining virtually all of an older reblack with minor loss at muzzles. Added front bead behind smaller also added white metal bead. Muzzles show minor file mark from redressing. Bbls tight and on face. Crisp trigger pulls and ejector in time. Forearm somewhat oil soaked. Orig checkering partially filled with old grease & oil. Buttstock lightly cleaned with lightly added oil finish & some oil soaking. Some minor dents & handling marks. Action retaining slight traces of orig case color. Floorplate with traces of orig black; top lever with considerable black finish; trigger guard & bottom tang mostly white. Engraving is crisp & sharp. Case overall very good. 4-48035 RJS145 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 1037

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1037	$6,325.00	Revised: 3/12/2015 Please Note: Pre-ban ivory bead sight. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our “Ivory Position Statement” and the “Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object“. This information is located in our catalog on pages 30 and 31. RARE & IMPORTANT WESTLEY RICHARDS BEST QUALITY DETACHABLE LOCK EJECTOR, SINGLE TRIGGER, 12 BORE 3″ SIDE-BY-SIDE WILDFOWL SHOTGUN, CA. 1909 WITH CASE. SN 17116. Cal. 12 ga. 28″ Dovetailed bbls with Westley Richards Model C top extension with small center and large front white bead sights. Tapered, smooth concave rib. Engraved on right bbl “WESTLEY RICHARDS 178 NEW BOND St LONDON”, with 1/8″ band of scrolls at the breech and scroll decorated top extension. Orig proved as a Super Magnum Explora “R-CHOKE 2-3/4″ 1-1/4 SHOT, CORDITE 730 BULLET MAX .740”. First reproof “2-3/4″ 3-1/4 TONS”. Second reproof marked “3” 3-1/2 TONS .740″. Bore diameter: left -.739, right -.739. Bore restrictions: left -.015 with .002 recess, right -.016 with .001 recess. Minimum wall thickness: left -.042, right -.042. Drop at heel: 2-3/16″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 8 lbs 2 oz. LOP: 14-1/8″ over brown solid pad with 1/2″ black spacer. Best Quality Scrollback Model C top lever with classic Westley Richards top tang safety in gold. Westley Richards “PATENT ONE TRIGGER” with bbl selector slide marked “L” & “R” in gold. Receiver, floorplate, top lever and tang with “BEST WESTLEY RICHARDS” scroll engraving. Trigger guard bow engraved with a dog in country scene. Highly figured black streak & vertical stripe, straight hand stock, vacant gold oval, with fine bordered checkering extending to the top tang, 14-3/16 LOP including 1/2″ black spacer and Pachmayr Old English pad. Splinter forearm with horn tip, with matching bordered checkering. Forend with A&D latch, with latch and forend iron engraved in matching scroll. Cased in a canvas covered motor case with leather corners with purple baise interior with a small label “Hunting World New York”. Case includes a 3-pc brass cleaning rod, pair of snap caps and some cleaning accessories. PROVENANCE: The Elmer Keith Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent bright bores with very minor scratches near the breech, chambers with minor roughness. Bbls reblacked with crisp bbl lettering & minor loss to breech & top extension engraving. Bbls retaining virtually all of an older reblack with minor loss at muzzles. Added front bead behind smaller also added white metal bead. Muzzles show minor file mark from redressing. Bbls tight and on face. Crisp trigger pulls and ejector in time. Forearm somewhat oil soaked. Orig checkering partially filled with old grease & oil. Buttstock lightly cleaned with lightly added oil finish & some oil soaking. Some minor dents & handling marks. Action retaining slight traces of orig case color. Floorplate with traces of orig black; top lever with considerable black finish; trigger guard & bottom tang mostly white. Engraving is crisp & sharp. Case overall very good. 4-48035 RJS145 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 1037 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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*RARE & IMPORTANT WESTLEY RICHARDS BEST QUALITY DETACHABLE LOCK EJECTOR, SINGLE TRIGGER, 12 BORE 3″ SIDE-BY-SIDE WILDFOWL SHOTGUN, CA. 1909 WITH CASE.