Tony,Your Westley gun is not a pinfire conversion it is a very early centerfire gun!W.W.Greener in his book,"Modern Breech loaders",page 12,pictures the Westley Richards patent striker as seen on your gun.W.W.G.makes the following observation;"The striker is made in two pieces,working at different angles.The top striker receives the blow from a hammer like that of a pin cartridge,and communicates it to the bottom striker.There is no spring;the explosion of the cartridge forces it back.The weapon has very much the appearanceof a pin gun."
Stonehenge[J.H.Walsh] in his book,'British Rural Sports,"pages 35-37 pictures this gun and provides a review of its merits.
Nice aquisition I look forward to seeing your restoration of same.
