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Two .410's and a 28g Westley Richards Droplock. Which one would you choose?

By offering a 'free 25 year service' I have been lucky to repatriate, if only for a short time, three of the small bore guns we made in the early 90's. I am very grateful to their owners for allowing me to include them in the next edition of our book but also for the opportunity to generally show them off a bit whilst I have them at the factory.

Westley Richards .410 & 28g droplock guns

The guns are from the top a .410 Hand Detachable engraved by 'The Brown Brothers', a 28g Hand Detachable engraved by Phil Coggan and lastly a .410 Hand Detachable  engraved in the classic style of Westley Richards, with cameos and scrolls, by Alan Brown.

Everybody has different taste, so if you were faced with an offer to be able to 'keep just one' I wonder which gun you would choose?!

Westley Richards .410 & 28g droplock guns

Westley Richards 28g Droplock

Westley Richards .410 Droplock

Westley Richards .410 Droplock

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  • PG
    Patrick Gearharton November 04, 2025

    Patrick Gearhart on March 26, 2015 at 2:43 am

    The 28 bore is my pick… I have actually admired it for years beginning when it was featured prominently in one of your catalogues published in 2000- which I still have! It appears to still be in fantastic shape and like so many of your Best Guns, it has only improved with time.

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    neil mcveighon November 04, 2025

    neil mcveigh on March 21, 2015 at 7:49 pm

    Being Irish I will happily take a present of any of them ! If spending my own money,
    the bottom (classic) WR every time.They all look superb but the classic more than most!
    Aren’t we blessed that 2oo years on,WR are still producing guns like this.Fantastic!
    neil

  • VD
    Vance Daigleon November 04, 2025

    Vance Daigle on March 21, 2015 at 3:30 pm

    Great Morning Sir,

    Thank you for sharing such lovely guns with your followers, Oh my but what beauty. Now to answer your question. If I have to pick it would be the one in the center, with it’s various gold, and Bob White Quail scenes. But if I were building a gun for myself it would be some of all three. Interesting isn’t it, this is just the reason that you guys are building Best Guns? For a fellow with just the mind set I am speaking about…something with a personal thumb print so to speak. Thanks again!!

    In Christ
    Vance,

  • SC

    Simon Clode on March 21, 2015 at 1:32 pm

    Interesting! First vote is for the classic style.
    Thank you.

  • PM
    Peter Martinssonon November 04, 2025

    Peter Martinsson on March 21, 2015 at 8:35 am

    The classic styled 410 and a extra splinter forend added.

    Regards
    Peter

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