doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Got a bar wood Wesley Richards hammer gun today

Nice gun but I'm not sure where you see "not allot of use"...the breach face is pretty scared and has some pitting. The barrels were re-browned at some point. Looks to be a pin fire conversion ?

Homeless...There is no way this gun could have ever been Pinfire. no way! I could see how you could think that though because how the hammers look but I have seen several Westley Richards made that way.I think you are wrong about the barrels too. I am pretty sure they are original brown.. but I could be wrong there. I was wondering more about the .780 bore??? There is no serial number on the receiver that I have found. there was a number on the inside of the locks but I think it might have been the patent number.

Nice 3 Iron 'English Best' barrels. Was 'CM' the tube maker?
Remarkable contrast after 140 years if original.

Looks like a pin fire conversion to me too. I'm putting my money with HjOe on that.

I'm putting my money on Monty. I have seen several Westleys bar in wood guns that had the same look yet were never pinfire. My friend owned one for several years and we examined it quite closely under magnification. Another friend owned a very early Westley 8 bore rifle that also had this style fences and hammers. I had that one apart to build a new toplever spring and again there was zero evidence of a conversion. I think it was a stylistic feature that Westley Richards felt went nicely with the bar in wood action. Just my opinion, I could be mistaken.

Roy
Thanks Maybe they are original bore diameters. I don't know how to tell if it's been honed.The bore is near perfect just seems too good of a condition inside not to be honed.
Monty

Buzz you and Joe better keep your money in your pocket.


I don't think there is a wielder in this country that could make such a perfect conversion. Virtually impossible in my opinion even in modern times it would be extremely hard to do ...... in my opinion!

Joe we are having a shoot in two weeks in Jackson at capitol Gun Club.Come shoot!! October 11 th
Monty

The reach over hammers look pinfire...but the biggest thing is the cut outs in the breach face so the centerfire firing pins could be installed.

Judging from the condition of the rest of the gun I don't see the brown as being original.

Fall turkey starts on Oct. 11th.