There is, of course Westley Richards (who never signed any way Westley Richards) of Birmingham, William Richards (a distant cousin to Westley and one always happy to have his signage of W. Richards confused with Westley) of Preston/Liverpool, and W. Richards guns of Belgium. The English made guns are all good. The Belgian guns are usually a basic American hardware store farmer grade tool. I've not the slightest doubt that the makers of Belgian W. Richards could get out a first rate gun if they could find a buyer to foot the bill of a first rate price. This is a classic example of confusing a name with the Original Quality of the gun. Congratulations on having the good sense to recognize the gun's quality, despite the name, and ask about it.
Last edited by Rocketman; 06/01/11 09:14 PM.
