*SCARCE WESTLEY RICHARDS OVUNDO MODEL DROPLOCK OVER/UNDER SHOTGUN.

*SCARCE WESTLEY RICHARDS OVUNDO MODEL DROPLOCK OVER/UNDER SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 17620. Beautiful superposed shotgun with 30” bbls choked FULL/IMP-CYL with raised, solid, concave, smooth rib with silver front bead & ivory middle bead, sgl under bite with dbl rear bites, ejectors and sgl selective trigger. Rib is marked with maker’s name & address and model name. It is nitro-proofed for 1-1/4 oz. with 2-3/4” chambers. Mounted with very nicely figured, English walnut with fine checkered rnd forearm with horn tip and straight stock with raised teardrop side panels, 14-3/8” over a checkered butt. Boxlock action with sideplates is very beautifully engraved with foliate arabesque patterns & maker’s name on each side. Top tang has “SAFE” in gold and trigger plate has “O” and “U” in gold. Inside of hinged floorplate & internal mechanisms are all beautifully jeweled. Engraving patterns extend over bbl reinforcements with fine border patterns over top of bbl & rib. Bore diameter: top – .736, bottom – .738. Bore restrictions: top – .015, bottom – .047. Wall thickness: top – .024, bottom – .032. Drop at heel: 2-5/8”, drop at comb: 1-1/2”. Weight: 7 lbs. 13.44 oz. Accompanied by a letter from Westley Richards fully identifying this shotgun as having been sold to H.G. Spurgeon of Winnepeg in 1924. Also accompanying are copies of the production record. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Has been used, but very little. Bbls retain 97-98% glossy orig blue with minor muzzle edge wear & a couple small dings on each side. Receiver & sideplates retain most of their orig case colors, somewhat faded on receiver and right sideplate. Forearm has a repaired crack on right side, otherwise wood is sound and retains all of an extremely fine, very professional restoration. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. 4-60728 JR474 (20,000-30,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006

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
	1751	$22,425.00	SCARCE WESTLEY RICHARDS OVUNDO MODEL DROPLOCK OVER/UNDER SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 17620. Beautiful superposed shotgun with 30” bbls choked FULL/IMP-CYL with raised, solid, concave, smooth rib with silver front bead & ivory middle bead, sgl under bite with dbl rear bites, ejectors and sgl selective trigger. Rib is marked with maker’s name & address and model name. It is nitro-proofed for 1-1/4 oz. with 2-3/4” chambers. Mounted with very nicely figured, English walnut with fine checkered rnd forearm with horn tip and straight stock with raised teardrop side panels, 14-3/8” over a checkered butt. Boxlock action with sideplates is very beautifully engraved with foliate arabesque patterns & maker’s name on each side. Top tang has “SAFE” in gold and trigger plate has “O” and “U” in gold. Inside of hinged floorplate & internal mechanisms are all beautifully jeweled. Engraving patterns extend over bbl reinforcements with fine border patterns over top of bbl & rib. Bore diameter: top – .736, bottom – .738. Bore restrictions: top – .015, bottom – .047. Wall thickness: top – .024, bottom – .032. Drop at heel: 2-5/8”, drop at comb: 1-1/2”. Weight: 7 lbs. 13.44 oz. Accompanied by a letter from Westley Richards fully identifying this shotgun as having been sold to H.G. Spurgeon of Winnepeg in 1924. Also accompanying are copies of the production record. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Has been used, but very little. Bbls retain 97-98% glossy orig blue with minor muzzle edge wear & a couple small dings on each side. Receiver & sideplates retain most of their orig case colors, somewhat faded on receiver and right sideplate. Forearm has a repaired crack on right side, otherwise wood is sound and retains all of an extremely fine, very professional restoration. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. 4-60728 JR474 (20,000-30,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006 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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