*RARE AND UNUSUAL WESTLEY RICHARDS EJECTOR CAPE GUN WITH HAND DETACHABLE LOCKS.

SN T2247. Cal. 303 British & 16 bore. 26″ Shoe lump steel bbls. Right bbl nitro-proved 1 ounce of shot 16/C & Choke; left bbl nitro-proved and 303. Bbls have double under bite and Model C top extension, quarter rib and raised ramp front sight. Sling swivel mount screwed to bottom rib. Front sight is a small bead on a horizontal dovetail. Rear sight is exceptional with one standing at 50 yards with five folding leaves from 100-500 yards, and a ladder sight out to 1800 yards. All sight leaves with wide shallow Vs & platinum center lines. Right bbl engraved “WESTLEY RICHARDS & Co. LONDON”; left bbl engraved “W.R. 303 CORDITE CARTRIDGE”. Bore diameter: right (shot) -.668. Bore restrictions: right -.033 (full choke). Minimum wall thickness: right -.033. Drop at heel: approx 2-5/16″, drop at comb: approx 1-9/16″. Weight: 8 lbs 0 oz. LOP: 14-3/4″. Splinter forearm with horn tip, point checkering pattern and A&D latch. Anson & Deely action with Model C bolt third fastener, left/rifle striker is fitted with a vertical dovetail bushing. Early style detachable floorplate. Automatic top tang safety with gold inlaid “SAFE”. Action & furniture engraved with borders and approx 40% coverage Westley Richards scrolls. Left & right action bars engraved “WESTLEY RICHARDS & Co.”. Buttstock has side panels & Prince of Wales grip with steel buttplate with round trap containing spare front sight. Toe line of stock with sling swivel & silver oval engraved “ELMER KEITH”. Stock wood is relatively plain with some streaking & rich color. Checkering is classic Westley Richards semi-flat top bordered extending to the top tang. Accompanied by a Lyon & Coulson leather Leg-o-Mutton style case w/ “Ted Keith” address label affixed and brass name plate engraved “KEITh”. PROVENANCE: The Elmer Keith Estate Collection. Elmer once told the cataloger that he wanted to take grouse and mule deer with the same gun in the same day. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain approx 95% orig blue finish with some minor light scuffs and scratches, silvered at muzzles. Action retains 60 – 70% orig case hardening color, vivid where protected, silvering at bottom and on fences. Top lever, floorplate, and trigger guard retain most, perhaps as much as 80% orig charcoal blue, most loss on trigger guard tang. Buttplate retains 60 – 70% of its orig charcoal blue. Stocks retain approx 90% of their orig rubbed oil finish with some oil rubbed in as maintenance, over numerous light marks and compressions. Checkering is lightly worn. There is an old, stable crack on left side of butt running from rear of trigger guard approx 1-1/4″ upward and back into stock. Bores are excellent, shotgun bore with patches of very light frosting throughout. Metford rifle bore is bright, lightly frosted in grooves. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Shotgun ejector will not trip. 4-48027 RJS142 (20,000-30,000) – Lot 1044

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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	1044	$26,450.00	RARE AND UNUSUAL WESTLEY RICHARDS EJECTOR CAPE GUN WITH HAND DETACHABLE LOCKS. SN T2247. Cal. 303 British & 16 bore. 26″ Shoe lump steel bbls. Right bbl nitro-proved 1 ounce of shot 16/C & Choke; left bbl nitro-proved and 303. Bbls have double under bite and Model C top extension, quarter rib and raised ramp front sight. Sling swivel mount screwed to bottom rib. Front sight is a small bead on a horizontal dovetail. Rear sight is exceptional with one standing at 50 yards with five folding leaves from 100-500 yards, and a ladder sight out to 1800 yards. All sight leaves with wide shallow Vs & platinum center lines. Right bbl engraved “WESTLEY RICHARDS & Co. LONDON”; left bbl engraved “W.R. 303 CORDITE CARTRIDGE”. Bore diameter: right (shot) -.668. Bore restrictions: right -.033 (full choke). Minimum wall thickness: right -.033. Drop at heel: approx 2-5/16″, drop at comb: approx 1-9/16″. Weight: 8 lbs 0 oz. LOP: 14-3/4″. Splinter forearm with horn tip, point checkering pattern and A&D latch. Anson & Deely action with Model C bolt third fastener, left/rifle striker is fitted with a vertical dovetail bushing. Early style detachable floorplate. Automatic top tang safety with gold inlaid “SAFE”. Action & furniture engraved with borders and approx 40% coverage Westley Richards scrolls. Left & right action bars engraved “WESTLEY RICHARDS & Co.”. Buttstock has side panels & Prince of Wales grip with steel buttplate with round trap containing spare front sight. Toe line of stock with sling swivel & silver oval engraved “ELMER KEITH”. Stock wood is relatively plain with some streaking & rich color. Checkering is classic Westley Richards semi-flat top bordered extending to the top tang. Accompanied by a Lyon & Coulson leather Leg-o-Mutton style case w/ “Ted Keith” address label affixed and brass name plate engraved “KEITh”. PROVENANCE: The Elmer Keith Estate Collection. Elmer once told the cataloger that he wanted to take grouse and mule deer with the same gun in the same day. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain approx 95% orig blue finish with some minor light scuffs and scratches, silvered at muzzles. Action retains 60 – 70% orig case hardening color, vivid where protected, silvering at bottom and on fences. Top lever, floorplate, and trigger guard retain most, perhaps as much as 80% orig charcoal blue, most loss on trigger guard tang. Buttplate retains 60 – 70% of its orig charcoal blue. Stocks retain approx 90% of their orig rubbed oil finish with some oil rubbed in as maintenance, over numerous light marks and compressions. Checkering is lightly worn. There is an old, stable crack on left side of butt running from rear of trigger guard approx 1-1/4″ upward and back into stock. Bores are excellent, shotgun bore with patches of very light frosting throughout. Metford rifle bore is bright, lightly frosted in grooves. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Shotgun ejector will not trip. 4-48027 RJS142 (20,000-30,000) – Lot 1044 Click here to view provenance 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 AND UNUSUAL WESTLEY RICHARDS EJECTOR CAPE GUN WITH HAND DETACHABLE LOCKS.