1812 Business founded by Mr. William Westley Richards - scientific engineer and gunmaker.
1815 Premises opened at 170 New Bond St., London, W.1. 'The Bishop of Bond Street' - Mr. William Bishop appointed as Manager. Battle of Waterloo - 'good Military trade done this year in M.L. pistols and rifles.'
1834 Introduced first flip up tangent sight ever used in British Army.
1840 On July 1st H.R.H. Prince Albert awards company Royal Warrant of Appointment as Gun and Rifle Makers.
1851 Special award at Great London Exhibition.
1852 Mr. Westley Richards junior employed by Lord Hardinge, War Minister to improve Government musket.
Company awarded £l,000 for producing first Enfield Rifle.
1854 Crimea War - Battle of Inkerman - 'did large Military business'.
1869 Special gun produced for Her Late Majesty Queen Victoria.
1875 Gold Medal, Chile Exhibition.
1876 Gold Medal, Philadelphia.
1877 Gold Medal, South African Exhibition.
1881 Royal Warrant of Appointment - His Late Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh.
1884 Gold Medal, Calcutta Exhibition.
1889 Gold Medal, South African Exhibition.
Grand Prix Award - Paris Exhibition.
1890 Awarded £3,000 by British Government for improvements to the Lee Metford Government Rifle.
1900 Gold Medal, Paris Exhibition.
1901 Royal Warrant as Gun and Rifle makers to His Late Majesty, King Edward VII.
1903 Royal Warrant received from His Late Imperial Majesty, the Shah of Persia and the Royal Family.
1910 Gold Medal, Allahabad Exhibition.
1911 Royal Warrant of Appointment to His Late Majesty, King George V.
Gold Medal and two Grand Prix Awards at Turin Exhibition.
1922 Appointment to Maharajah of Udaipur.
1923 Appointment to Maharajah of Patiala.
1929 Appointment to Maharajah of Rewa.
1930 Appointment to Sultan of Johore.
1933 Appointment to Maharajah of Alwar.
1934 Appointment to Nawab of Rampur.
1936 Appointment to H.M. The Emperor of Annam.
1937 Appointment to H.R.H. Prince Baru of Bangkok.
1950 Appointment to the Ruler of Swat.
1953 Appointment to H.R.H. Prince Ali Reza Pahlei of Persia.
Appointment to Maharajah Holkar of Indore.
Appointment to H.M. Bao Dai Emperor of Vietnam.
1959 Walter Clode becomes Managing Director.
1994 Simon Clode becomes Managing Director.
1997 Westley Richards Agency USA established