NitroX
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15/12/22 04:07 AM
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Double of the Day: Hemingway's Westley Richards .577 NE
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Formerly belonging to Ernest Hemingway, this Westley Richards is a .577 Nitro Express. Made in Birmingham, England.
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Re: Double of the Day: Hemingway's Westley Richards .577 NE
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John.
Should there be a picture with this post, not seeing anything my end?
Jonathan
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3DogMike
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15/12/22 07:02 AM
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Re: Double of the Day: Hemingway's Westley Richards .577 NE
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No picture,
- Mike
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DarylS
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15/12/22 08:45 AM
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Re: Double of the Day: Hemingway's Westley Richards .577 NE
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I googled it and tried to get a copy of the picture URL- wouldn't let me from the picture of it, along with the case that I found.
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TH44
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15/12/22 11:03 AM
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Re: Double of the Day: Hemingway's Westley Richards .577 NE
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I only found this
Said to be Hemingway's??
TH
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DarylS
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15/12/22 11:22 AM
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Re: Double of the Day: Hemingway's Westley Richards .577 NE
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Couldn't get the url's to work.
Good article on it.
https://www.africahunting.com/threads/er...-richards.5069/
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LRF
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15/12/22 11:21 PM
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Re: Double of the Day: Hemingway's Westley Richards .577 NE
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Quote:
Couldn't get the url's to work.
Good article on it.
https://www.africahunting.com/threads/er...-richards.5069/
Thanks DarylS. Interesting article. The rifle is a single trigger which would be considered unusal.
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kuduae
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16/12/22 01:12 AM
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Re: Double of the Day: Hemingway's Westley Richards .577 NE
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Quote:
The rifle is a single trigger which would be considered unusal.
Not so unusual at the time this .577 dr was made. The 1912 Westley Richards catalog advertised their “Best Quality Double Hammerless Ejector Rifle, .577 bore, detachable locks, one or two triggers, new hinged fore-sight protector, in leather-covered oak case complete …. 85 Guineas”. The then famous elephant hunter James Sutherland, 1872-1932, used such a single trigger, droplock WR rifle, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H._Sutherland
Sutherland is quoted in that WR catalog: “Two hundred and twenty-three male elephants have fallen to your .577 Double Hammerless Rifle (March 8th.1912)”
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DarylS
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16/12/22 02:38 AM
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Re: Double of the Day: Hemingway's Westley Richards .577 NE
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That's a LOT of ivory, back then.
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3DogMike
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16/12/22 03:18 AM
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Re: Double of the Day: Hemingway's Westley Richards .577 NE
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What kuduae said.
If all double rifle makers taken as an aggregate, then yes, single trigger would be much less common. However Westley Richards themselves were known for their successful single trigger doubles, both guns and rifles.
- Mike
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Marrakai
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16/12/22 06:09 PM
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Re: Double of the Day: Hemingway's Westley Richards .577 NE
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My understanding is that Sutherland had a pair of such rifles.
That's just greedy! 
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NitroX
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17/12/22 12:59 AM
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Re: Double of the Day: Hemingway's Westley Richards .577 NE
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Quote:
Formerly belonging to Ernest Hemingway, this Westley Richards is a .577 Nitro Express. Made in Birmingham, England.
I've been having trouble with FTP software.
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NitroX
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20/12/22 01:47 AM
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Re: Double of the Day: Hemingway's Westley Richards .577 NE
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Finally FTP sw is working again.
https://www.westleyrichards.com/theexplora/three-famous-westley-richards-577s/
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Re: Double of the Day: Hemingway's Westley Richards .577 NE
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A beautiful old rifle !!!!!!!!!!!! If only it could talk.
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DarylS
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22/12/22 12:47 PM
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Re: Double of the Day: Hemingway's Westley Richards .577 NE
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Yes - isn't that one special!!
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NitroX
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22/12/22 05:15 PM
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Re: Double of the Day: Hemingway's Westley Richards .577 NE
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I'd 100% want two triggers ...
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93x64mm
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22/12/22 11:16 PM
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Re: Double of the Day: Hemingway's Westley Richards .577 NE
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Very nice piece of kit indeed!
Single trigger or not...
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NitroX
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22/12/22 11:29 PM
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Re: Double of the Day: Hemingway's Westley Richards .577 NE
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.577 NE, a stopper double rifle extraordinaire. I'd be yanking on the rear of the trigger guard in an elephant charge wanting to fire the second barrel ....... !
I'd love a .577 NE double rifle to add to my .450 No. 2 NE.
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