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hoppdoc
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Westley Richards on auction!!
#90908 - 08/12/07 09:40 AM

A WR Double circa 1954 is on auction on Gunbbroker.com It looks to be in fair shape.
The barrel flats/markings are photographed.

What would this gun be worth??

http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=86915398

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Re: Westley Richards on auction!! [Re: hoppdoc]
#90932 - 08/12/07 02:23 PM

Easy to spot the sellers that don't know anything about what they're selling. "Made about 1954." Obviously not. That type of proof mark didn't appear until 1955. This one is clearly from 1956, which means that it probably wasn't delivered until '57 or later. Not a big deal I suppose, and I realize that many that own double rifles don't know much about them, but considering what they cost, you'd think someone trying to sell one would at least try to get the obvious details right. Obviously historical data easily available from Westley hasn't been obtained by the seller. What if it turned out to have been sold to a famous PH or other famous person? Might not bring more money, but it could sure make it easier to sell.

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Ripp
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Re: Westley Richards on auction!! [Re: 400NitroExpress]
#90987 - 09/12/07 02:51 AM

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What if it turned out to have been sold to a famous PH or other famous person? Might not bring more money, but it could sure make it easier to sell.

Amazing you said that--recently I read an article about the life of a .470 and how they traced the history of a .470 used by a Andrew Dawson with Chifuti Safaries--it turned out that it had indeed been used by both a famous PH and Author as well...Andrew is NOT willing to sell/trade the rifle especially knowing now the history..

Ripp

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Re: Westley Richards on auction!! [Re: Ripp]
#91043 - 09/12/07 01:41 PM

I wonder who carved their initials in the stock?
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470evans
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Re: Westley Richards on auction!! [Re: Bill_Cooley]
#91074 - 10/12/07 12:25 AM

Champlins sold this gun last summer. Can't remember the price, 16k maybe...

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400NitroExpress
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Re: Westley Richards on auction!! [Re: Ripp]
#91189 - 11/12/07 03:52 AM

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Amazing you said that--recently I read an article about the life of a .470 and how they traced the history of a .470 used by a Andrew Dawson with Chifuti Safaries--it turned out that it had indeed been used by both a famous PH and Author as well...Andrew is NOT willing to sell/trade the rifle especially knowing now the history.

Yeah, the Carl Akeley/John Dugmore/Peter Capstick double from Evans. If he ever auctions it, it'll bring a fortune. Why somebody who owns an older British rifle from a firm that records survive for wouldn't bother to check them is beyond me. These rifles were always extremely expensive, and the chances of finding a significant connection are good. Not long ago, I advised a friend who was looking at an Army & Navy double rifle to check the records. Turned out it was built for the Gaekwad of Baroda, probably the most important and influential Maharaja of his day, and certainly one of the wealthiest.

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