WESTLEY RICHARDS BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMER SHOTGUN 12 GAUGE (12329085)

SN: 7772 made in London circa 1870's-80's. 12 gauge side by side field shotgun with 30" nitro proofed damascus steel barrels, 3" chambers and fixed chokes measuring .010/.010. Bar-in-wood hammer gun, Westley Richard's 3rd revision of the action utilizing Purdey's patent double under bolt locking system combined with Westley Richards' bolted dolls head also known as the "Treble-Grip Bolting System". Checkered walnut furniture with a Deeley latch forend release, straight grip stock and a 14 5/8" LOP to the Kick Eez recoil pad. This gun has been professionally restored as a shootable gun with the barrels being re-browned and etched to keep the Damascus pattern, furniture has been re-finished and checkering recut and the hard butt plate replaced with a comfortable kick eez pad. Overall in very good condition, some light handling marks and 1 very small chip on the bottom of the forend, overall in very good condition with excellent bores.