The first Westley Richards top lever, breech opening gun, sold in 1862.
This gun, our first 'top lever' gun has been shown in our previous catalogue, our book and in some posts here on the blog. What I have never shown is the whole gun, only a close up of the top lever and butt plate. So here for the first time is a shot of the whole gun. You can pull this photo off the blog and turn it the right way around on your desktop!
Simon Clode on May 22, 2015 at 1:56 pm
I will have to dig out the old wages books and let you find ‘equivalent value’ of those but I think yes, it is the cost of wages, as the raw materials are inexpensive, a block of (expensive) wood and 10 lbs of steel!
Simon Clode on May 22, 2015 at 1:48 pm
I do know that The nawab of Bhopal was not one of regular customers. I am sure if I was to look I could perhaps find some though, I am sure I have in the past.
Fowad on May 22, 2015 at 9:39 am
I am very regular follower of your blog which I think is best and most detailed about not only Westley richards but other British gun- makers. Specially the posts related to the Indian royalty and their guns and rifles and photos from the RAJ. As I am from india and interested in guns… I have always heard about the weapons of Nawab of Bhopal, surprisingly never heard of in your posts, although I have seen many guns by Westley Richards in Bhopal but more often Holland, purdey’s and Rigby’s. Are there any entries in your record or you came across any guns of Bhopal’s.