This week we completed another .577 hand detachable lock double rifle, bringing the total we have delivered since 1900 to 97. This rifle will be accompanied on its first safari by Trigger, who is travelling with the client later this summer to 'Christen' the rifle on safari in Tanzania, hosted by Danny McCallum.
The .577 has been a special calibre for Westley Richards having been used by many prominent hunters over the years. James Sutherland, Admiral Baker, Count Potocki, Ernest Hemingway, Stuart Granger all took a Westley .577 to Africa. Today you see a number of gunmakers around the world making .470 and .500 rifles but rarely do you see anyone attempting the .577 or .600.
When filling in the ledger for this new rifle and noticing it was the 97th, it occurred to me that the 100th .577 we deliver should be a special one, so I have reserved that number for a special 'celebration rifle'. It will have to be a single trigger rifle with extra locks and also it will have to look like a classic hunters rifle, with perhaps a slightly more extravagant execution of the traditional engraving. A stout canvas case and a cartridge magazine containing 100 rounds would be appropriate. It is the sort of project I enjoy putting in work!
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Vance Daigle on May 8, 2015 at 2:50 pm
Good story and a beautiful gun , to think that there are only 97 Westley’s built in .577 certainly tells us if we are lucky enough to hold one. Take a moment and think about how few men that have had the same experience….good company to be in. I have not as of yet had the pleasure of having a Westley in .577 up to my shoulder. I have mounted your .470 before, is there that much difference in feel? Is the .577 a bit cumbersome or does it have a similar feel and swing to it as the .470?…like a sports car!!Great Morning Simon,
I do have one more question, it’s about the frame on your Double rifles. Is the scalloped frame come standard or is it a option on a new Double rifle? It’s a nice touch in my opinion.
Sorry, another question Sir, you say a single trigger? Isn’t the entire reason of a double to have a spare everything?…Interesting thought though.
Thank you in advance for the effort and time it will take to answer my list of questions.
In Christ
Vance,