Item:
7425 A Westley Richards Monkey Tail Carbine Category: Percussion Long Arms
Description:
A fine Westley Richards monkey tail carbine for naval service 35 1/2 “ overall, 20 “ round sighted steel barrel stamped at the breech ‘Whitworth Patent’, various numbers and p 46 to left-hand side of breech block, breech lever engraved’ Westley Richards Patent’, flat lock plate engraved’ Westley Richards and Co’, and 1867 within a triangle, rounded hammer, walnut full stock, brass furniture, forward barrel band with bayonet bar & swivel, rear swivel under butt, iron ramrod.
Understood that Westley Richards confirm that this was one of a batch of 50 to Navy for trials.