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Westley Richards Monkey Tail Carbine Description:.451 caliber, #342, 20 inch barrel, excellent bore (8 grooves), 90% plum blue metal overall, wood is excellent with a "fracture" at left wrist, some scattered oxidation, retains nipple collar, no chain, excellent mechanically, top of breech door marked "Westley Richards/Patent", lock plate marked "Westley Richards & Co/1861", no ring on sling ...
14 de abr. de 2016 · Description Auction Details Shipping T&Cs & Important Info. A Westley Richards "monkey tail" breech loading centre fire carbine, with 23" round barrel stamped Whitworth Patent and .450, the opening lever stamped Westley Richards Patent and the lock plate stamped Westley Richards & Co, the barrel, receiver and underside of the opening lever all ...
Made by Westley Richards and Company, Birmingham, 1866. This carbine is a capping breechloader which uses a paper cartridge and percussion cap. The nickname 'Monkey Tail' comes from the distinct shape of the receiver which is raised to enable the cartridge to be inserted.
With rifled sighted barrel indistinctly stamped 'Whitworth. Patent' along the top in front of the serial numbered breech-block, hinged breech-lever stamped 'Westley Richards Patent', signed flat lock dated within a triangle on the tail, figured three-quarter stock (some bruising and small repairs), brass mounts including trigger-guard, two lanyard rings, and chequered trigger (some minor ...
14 de nov. de 2020 · Westley Richards' Monkey Tail continued to hold its ground even after unitary rounds made percussion primers obsolete. Thus, rifles with a 24-inch barrel became popular among the Boers in the 1880s. Unable to purchase metal cartridges, the Boers used homemade black powder cartridges, and in extreme cases, they could even be loaded from the muzzle!
22 de out. de 2007 · 1,221 443. Veteran of the Regiment. Oct 22, 2007 #1. Hi all, Here for your viewing are some pics of my latest acquisition, a .451 Westley Richards 'monkey tail' long rifle, or 'Musket'. I will be shooting it asap and will post the results. The date on the lock plate is 1867. Does anyone have any ideas what the letter 'A' stamped into the wood ...
A .451 WESTLEY RICHARDS PATENT "MONKEY TAIL" BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION CAVALRY CARBINE WESTLEY RICHARDS, SERIAL NO. 259, DATED '1860' With 20 in. (51 cm.) barrel with Whitworth patent rifling; together with A .577/.450 MARTINI-HENRY PATENT CARBINE, ENFIELD, DATED '1877', with 21 ¼ in. (54 cm.) barrel; A .577 SNIDER PATENT CARBINE, CIRCA 1860, with 20 in. (51 cm.) barrel; A .577 PERCUSSION ...
