Summary
British Service percussion rifle, Westley Richards, cal. .450 in., steel rifled (eight groove) round barrel, 83.90cm long. Dinstinctive Westley Richards breech loading mechanism with hinged 'monkey tail' operating lever and breech bolt for self-consuming paper cartridges.
Made by Westley Richards & Co, , Birmingham, serial number 34, 1859.
Physical Description
Dinstinctive Westley Richards breech loading mechanism with hinged 'monkey tail' operating lever and breech bolt for self-consuming paper cartridges. Steel lock and hammer on right hand side, steel oval triggerguard with small front spur, no sideplate, steel butt plate, one sling swivel. Bedded bladed front sight, graduated rear sight to 800 yards, barrel fastened to stock via two steel barrel bands, steel cleaning rod.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr William E. Cole, 23 Sep 1943
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Manufacturer
Westley Richards & Co., Birmingham, England, Great Britain, 1859
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Collector
Mr William E. Cole, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Inscriptions
Stamped on barrel breech top: WESTLEY RICHARDS & Co/ PATENT Stamped on barrel L.H.side: Birmingham proofmarks (crown over BP); 52; 34 Stamped on barrel breech bolt L.H.side: 34 Stamped on barrel breech bolt head: 34 Stamped on stock underside: 34 Stamped on lockplate: WESTLEY RICHARDS & Co/ 1859 [denoting year of manufacture]
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Overall Dimensions
125 cm (Length), 5.6 cm (Width), 21.3 cm (Height)
Barrel length: 83.90cm
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References
[Book] Penrose, Edgar H. 1949. Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Firearms in the Museum of Applied Science of Victoria. 161. 14.
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