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Huvius
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Re: 10 Gauge Westley Richards shotgun BP
13/11/09 03:41 PM

Poprivit, The "bar in wood" phrase refers to the bar of the action being fully let into the same piece of wood as the buttstock (in a similar fashion as a muzzle loading double) as apposed to the stock wood stopping at the rear of the action. I don't know when this style of stocking gave way to the "modern" style of stocking but it seems like it was a specialty of Westley Richards'.

The Westley site puts your gun at 1872

http://www.westleyrichards.co.uk/THE-COMPANY/Gun-Histories/History-Authentication

BTW, there is this example for sale at Cabelas:
http://www.cabelas.com/gun-inventory---ft-worth---english-sg---882282-wesley-fw.shtml

Notice the difference in the positioning of the firing pins and the way the hammers are shaped for the centerfire only configuration. You should call Cabelas and get a serial number for this one - bet it is just a couple years after yours - still bar in wood, but abandoning the pinfire option.

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10 Gauge Westley Richards shotgun BP	poprivit	12/11/09 04:32 AM
Re: 10 Gauge Westley Richards shotgun BP	Metalguy	12/11/09 08:13 AM
Re: 10 Gauge Westley Richards shotgun BP	poprivit	12/11/09 08:39 AM
Re: 10 Gauge Westley Richards shotgun BP	DarylS	12/11/09 08:54 AM
Re: 10 Gauge Westley Richards shotgun BP	Huvius	12/11/09 01:46 PM
Re: 10 Gauge Westley Richards shotgun BP	DarylS	13/11/09 03:42 AM
Re: 10 Gauge Westley Richards shotgun BP	poprivit	13/11/09 10:16 AM
Re: 10 Gauge Westley Richards shotgun BP	DarylS	14/11/09 02:26 AM
Re: 10 Gauge Westley Richards shotgun BP	DarylS	14/11/09 02:31 AM
Re: 10 Gauge Westley Richards shotgun BP	poprivit	14/11/09 10:20 AM
Re: 10 Gauge Westley Richards shotgun BP	DarylS	15/11/09 05:56 AM
Re: 10 Gauge Westley Richards shotgun BP	Huvius	13/11/09 03:41 PM

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